Number of neonatal deaths in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Number of neonatal deaths was 415,020 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 415,020, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 604,940 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 415,020, in 2024.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 604,940 | — |
| 1991 | 602,152 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 598,036 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 594,067 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 589,749 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 580,826 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 572,497 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 565,589 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 560,075 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 558,617 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 553,184 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 543,331 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 534,616 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 531,654 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 523,752 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 521,240 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 526,011 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 528,790 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 532,121 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 534,699 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 535,789 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 531,377 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 526,818 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 519,185 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 509,278 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 498,511 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 483,632 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 475,815 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 463,930 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 454,760 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 447,403 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 439,431 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 431,993 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 424,176 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 415,020 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 582,655 | 558,617 | 604,940 | 10 |
| 2000s | 532,940 | 521,240 | 553,184 | 10 |
| 2010s | 499,910 | 454,760 | 535,789 | 10 |
| 2020s | 431,605 | 415,020 | 447,403 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.4849 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 415,020 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 604,940 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 415,020 in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.