Number of neonatal deaths in Middle income
Middle income: Number of neonatal deaths was 1.60 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Middle 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 income is 1.60 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Middle income peaked at 4.47 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.60 million, in 2024.
That places Middle income 4th out of 45 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.47 million | — |
| 1991 | 4.25 million | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 4.12 million | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 4.02 million | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 3.92 million | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 3.82 million | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 3.71 million | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 3.61 million | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 3.51 million | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 3.41 million | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 3.35 million | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 3.24 million | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 3.12 million | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 3.01 million | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 2.91 million | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 2.81 million | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.73 million | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.66 million | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 2.61 million | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.55 million | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.48 million | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 2.41 million | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.35 million | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.27 million | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.19 million | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.13 million | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 2.07 million | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.99 million | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.93 million | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.86 million | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.78 million | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.73 million | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.69 million | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.64 million | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.60 million | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.88 million | 3.41 million | 4.47 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.90 million | 2.55 million | 3.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 million | 1.86 million | 2.48 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 million | 1.60 million | 1.78 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 1 India 386,212 compare
- 2 Nigeria 295,006 compare
- 3 Pakistan 248,523 compare
- 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 105,425 compare
- 5 Ethiopia 104,789 compare
- 6 Bangladesh 62,138 compare
- 7 Afghanistan 49,429 compare
More health data for Middle income
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.7188 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.126 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.7964 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Middle income?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Middle income was 1.60 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.47 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.60 million in 2024.
- How does Middle income rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Middle income ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.