Number of neonatal deaths in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Number of neonatal deaths was 1.02 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.02 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
11th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.02 million
in 2024
All-time low
884,622
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of neonatal deaths in Pre-demographic dividend, 1990–2024

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1990200720241990: 884.6k1991: 893.1k1992: 903.3k1993: 920.7k1994: 935.4k1995: 957.6k1996: 969.8k1997: 973.1k1998: 976.6k1999: 980.6k2000: 982.7k2001: 978.6k2002: 973.2k2003: 971.9k2004: 970.4k2005: 968.4k2006: 969.8k2007: 970.1k2008: 972.4k2009: 979.3k2010: 983.4k2011: 989.1k2012: 990.2k2013: 993.1k2014: 998.5k2015: 1.0M2016: 1.0M2017: 1.0M2018: 1.0M2019: 1.0M2020: 1.0M2021: 1.0M2022: 1.0M2023: 1.0M2024: 1.0M

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

Annual values for Number of neonatal deaths in Pre-demographic dividend, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 47,450 compare
  2. 9 Indonesia 40,915 compare
  3. 10 Sudan 39,470 compare
  4. 11 Uganda 36,739 compare
  5. 12 Niger 36,634 compare
  6. 13 Egypt 33,761 compare
  7. 14 Mozambique 32,136 compare

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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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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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