Number of neonatal deaths in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Number of neonatal deaths was 2.24 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Low & middle income, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 2.24 million for number of neonatal deaths 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 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Low & middle income peaked at 5.11 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.24 million, in 2024.
That places Low & middle income 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.11 million | — |
| 1991 | 4.89 million | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 4.77 million | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 4.68 million | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 4.59 million | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 4.50 million | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 4.39 million | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 4.29 million | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 4.19 million | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 4.09 million | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 4.03 million | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 3.91 million | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.79 million | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.67 million | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.57 million | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 3.47 million | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 3.38 million | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.31 million | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 3.25 million | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.19 million | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.11 million | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.04 million | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.97 million | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.89 million | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.81 million | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.75 million | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.69 million | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.62 million | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.55 million | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.49 million | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.41 million | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 2.37 million | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 2.32 million | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 2.28 million | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 2.24 million | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.55 million | 4.09 million | 5.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.56 million | 3.19 million | 4.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.79 million | 2.49 million | 3.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 million | 2.24 million | 2.41 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0373 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.043 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Low & middle income?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Low & middle income 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 5.11 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 million in 2024.
- How does Low & middle income rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.