Number of neonatal deaths in Low income

Low income: Number of neonatal deaths was 537,523 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
537,523
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
19th
of 45 groups
All-time high
539,715
in 1998
All-time low
503,008
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of neonatal deaths in Low income, 1990–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1990200720241990: 503.0k1991: 504.5k1992: 507.8k1993: 517.9k1994: 523.8k1995: 532.0k1996: 537.1k1997: 538.7k1998: 539.7k1999: 538.9k2000: 536.8k2001: 531.4k2002: 526.2k2003: 523.5k2004: 521.4k2005: 517.5k2006: 517.0k2007: 516.1k2008: 514.6k2009: 516.3k2010: 514.8k2011: 515.1k2012: 513.5k2013: 512.7k2014: 513.4k2015: 513.9k2016: 514.8k2017: 518.1k2018: 519.4k2019: 523.6k2020: 527.1k2021: 531.4k2022: 535.6k2023: 536.3k2024: 537.5k

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 Low income is 537,523, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Low income peaked at 539,715 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 503,008, in 1990.

Low income ranks 19th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Number of neonatal deaths in Low income, year by year

Annual values for Number of neonatal deaths in Low income, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 503,008
1991 504,546 +0.3%
1992 507,843 +0.7%
1993 517,872 +2.0%
1994 523,819 +1.1%
1995 532,012 +1.6%
1996 537,123 +1.0%
1997 538,680 +0.3%
1998 539,715 +0.2%
1999 538,865 -0.2%
2000 536,843 -0.4%
2001 531,364 -1.0%
2002 526,179 -1.0%
2003 523,481 -0.5%
2004 521,405 -0.4%
2005 517,544 -0.7%
2006 517,041 -0.1%
2007 516,149 -0.2%
2008 514,570 -0.3%
2009 516,274 +0.3%
2010 514,776 -0.3%
2011 515,085 +0.1%
2012 513,508 -0.3%
2013 512,749 -0.1%
2014 513,400 +0.1%
2015 513,861 +0.1%
2016 514,760 +0.2%
2017 518,098 +0.6%
2018 519,359 +0.2%
2019 523,572 +0.8%
2020 527,086 +0.7%
2021 531,360 +0.8%
2022 535,605 +0.8%
2023 536,255 +0.1%
2024 537,523 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 524,348 503,008 539,715 10
2000s 522,085 514,570 536,843 10
2010s 515,917 512,749 523,572 10
2020s 533,566 527,086 537,523 5

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 16 Yemen 29,116 compare
  2. 17 Côte d'Ivoire 27,601 compare
  3. 18 Somalia 27,537 compare
  4. 19 Mali 27,067 compare
  5. 20 Chad 26,626 compare
  6. 21 Angola 25,491 compare
  7. 22 Philippines 25,061 compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of neonatal deaths in Low income?
Number of neonatal deaths in Low income was 537,523 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 income?
The highest recorded value was 539,715 in 1998.
What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 503,008 in 1990.
How does Low income rank for number of neonatal deaths?
Low income ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Low 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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Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 11,545 data points, 1960–2024
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