Number of neonatal deaths in Small states
Small states: Number of neonatal deaths was 4,459 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Small states, 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 Small states is 4,459, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Small states peaked at 10,163 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,459, in 2024.
Small states ranks 43rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,163 | — |
| 1991 | 10,013 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 9,857 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 9,396 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 9,142 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 8,789 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 8,525 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 8,282 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 8,092 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 7,990 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 7,372 | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 7,274 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 7,208 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 7,125 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 6,980 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 6,837 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 6,695 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 6,578 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 6,462 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 6,330 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 6,164 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 6,016 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 5,871 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 5,733 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 5,595 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 5,445 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 5,315 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 5,189 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 5,079 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4,996 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 4,893 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 4,779 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 4,675 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 4,555 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 4,459 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,025 | 7,990 | 10,163 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,886 | 6,330 | 7,372 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,540 | 4,996 | 6,164 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,672 | 4,459 | 4,893 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More health data for Small states
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1601 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Small states?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Small states was 4,459 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 10,163 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,459 in 2024.
- How does Small states rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Small states ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.