Mortality rate, neonatal in Canada
Canada: Mortality rate, neonatal was 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, neonatal in Canada, 1969–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in Canada is 3.4 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Canada peaked at 13.9 per 1,000 live births in 1969 and was at its lowest, 3.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2022.
Canada ranks 148th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 13.9 per 1,000 live births | 13.9 per 1,000 live births | 13.9 per 1,000 live births | 1 |
| 1970s | 9.98 per 1,000 live births | 7.3 per 1,000 live births | 13.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.38 per 1,000 live births | 4.5 per 1,000 live births | 6.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.05 per 1,000 live births | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 4.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.85 per 1,000 live births | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.59 per 1,000 live births | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 3.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.44 per 1,000 live births | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Canada?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Canada was 3.4 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9 per 1,000 live births in 1969.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Canada ranks 148th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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.