Number of neonatal deaths in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Number of neonatal deaths was 2.24 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in IDA & IBRD total, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in IDA & IBRD total is 2.24 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 5.14 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.24 million, in 2024.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.14 million | — |
| 1991 | 4.92 million | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 4.79 million | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 4.70 million | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 4.60 million | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 4.51 million | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 4.41 million | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 4.30 million | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 4.20 million | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 4.10 million | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 4.04 million | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 3.92 million | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.80 million | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.68 million | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.58 million | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 3.48 million | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 3.39 million | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.32 million | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 3.25 million | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.19 million | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.12 million | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.05 million | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.98 million | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.90 million | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.82 million | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.75 million | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.70 million | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.62 million | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.56 million | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.49 million | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.42 million | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 2.37 million | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 2.33 million | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 2.28 million | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 2.24 million | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.57 million | 4.10 million | 5.14 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.56 million | 3.19 million | 4.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.80 million | 2.49 million | 3.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 million | 2.24 million | 2.42 million | 5 |
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More health data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1262 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0089 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0087 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in IDA & IBRD total?
- Number of neonatal deaths in IDA & IBRD total was 2.24 million in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 5.14 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 million in 2024.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.