Mortality rate, neonatal in Armenia
Armenia: Mortality rate, neonatal was 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in Armenia, 1977–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 5.1 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Armenia peaked at 27.7 per 1,000 live births in 1977 and was at its lowest, 5.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Armenia 125th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27 per 1,000 live births | 26.3 per 1,000 live births | 27.7 per 1,000 live births | 3 |
| 1980s | 24.23 per 1,000 live births | 23 per 1,000 live births | 25.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.07 per 1,000 live births | 16.8 per 1,000 live births | 22.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.99 per 1,000 live births | 10.3 per 1,000 live births | 16 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.98 per 1,000 live births | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | 9.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.58 per 1,000 live births | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 19,040 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 17,940 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 17,705 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 18,745 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 20,242 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 17,893 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 18,207 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 18,973 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 17,615 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 18,372 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Armenia?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Armenia was 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7 per 1,000 live births in 1977.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Armenia ranks 125th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.