Mortality rate, neonatal in Armenia

Armenia: Mortality rate, neonatal was 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
5.1 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
125th
of 195 countries
All-time high
27.7 per 1,000 live births
in 1977
All-time low
5.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
48
1977–2024

Mortality rate, neonatal in Armenia, 1977–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 123 Antigua and Barbuda 5.2 per 1,000 live births compare
  2. 123 Libya 5.2 per 1,000 live births compare
  3. 125 Argentina 5.1 per 1,000 live births compare
  4. 125 Thailand 5.1 per 1,000 live births compare
  5. 128 Georgia 5 per 1,000 live births compare

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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

Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
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, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.