What is mortality rate, neonatal in Bolivia?

Mortality rate, neonatal in Bolivia was 7.3 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 Bolivia?

The highest recorded value was 68.6 per 1,000 live births in 1966.

What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Bolivia?

The lowest recorded value was 7.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Bolivia rank for mortality rate, neonatal?

Bolivia ranks 105th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Bolivia?

Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Bolivia 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.

Mortality rate, neonatal in Bolivia

Name: Mortality rate, neonatal in Bolivia
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Bolivia: Mortality rate, neonatal was 7.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

7.3 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 5.2%

World rank

105th

of 195 countries

All-time high

68.6 per 1,000 live births

in 1966

All-time low

7.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1966–2024

Mortality rate, neonatal in Bolivia, 1966–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate, neonatal in Bolivia stood at 7.3 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Bolivia peaked at 68.6 per 1,000 live births in 1966 and was at its lowest, 7.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

That places Bolivia 105th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	66.28 per 1,000 live births	63.8 per 1,000 live births	68.6 per 1,000 live births	4
1970s	56.11 per 1,000 live births	50.4 per 1,000 live births	62.2 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	45.61 per 1,000 live births	41.2 per 1,000 live births	49.4 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	34.75 per 1,000 live births	29.1 per 1,000 live births	40.1 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	23.21 per 1,000 live births	18.9 per 1,000 live births	27.9 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	13.51 per 1,000 live births	9.7 per 1,000 live births	18 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	8.16 per 1,000 live births	7.3 per 1,000 live births	9.1 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Bolivia

102 Tunisia 7.7 per 1,000 live births compare
102 Uzbekistan 7.7 per 1,000 live births compare
104 Jordan 7.4 per 1,000 live births compare
105 Bhutan 7.3 per 1,000 live births compare
105 Costa Rica 7.3 per 1,000 live births compare
108 Iran 7.2 per 1,000 live births compare
108 Mongolia 7.2 per 1,000 live births compare

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More health data for Bolivia

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Population, male 6.30 million (2025)
Population, male 50.1% (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 121,224 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 125,531 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 120,889 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 29.9% (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 1.88 million (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 125,145 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 120,088 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, neonatal in Bolivia?: Mortality rate, neonatal in Bolivia was 7.3 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 Bolivia?: The highest recorded value was 68.6 per 1,000 live births in 1966.
What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Bolivia?: The lowest recorded value was 7.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Bolivia rank for mortality rate, neonatal?: Bolivia ranks 105th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Bolivia?: Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bolivia 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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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: 06 August 2026

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