Number of neonatal deaths in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Number of neonatal deaths was 1.02 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of neonatal deaths in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 Pre-demographic dividend is 1.02 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 1.02 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 884,622, in 1990.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 884,622 | — |
| 1991 | 893,066 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 903,276 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 920,694 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 935,385 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 957,636 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 969,832 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 973,055 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 976,595 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 980,586 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 982,724 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 978,553 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 973,223 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 971,888 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 970,361 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 968,427 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 969,835 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 970,125 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 972,445 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 979,311 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 983,350 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 989,077 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 990,170 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 993,076 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 998,520 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.00 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.00 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.00 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.02 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.02 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.02 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 939,475 | 884,622 | 980,586 | 10 |
| 2000s | 973,689 | 968,427 | 982,724 | 10 |
| 2010s | 996,853 | 983,350 | 1.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 million | 1.01 million | 1.02 million | 5 |
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More health data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2056 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2104 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2784 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Pre-demographic dividend was 1.02 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 884,622 in 1990.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.