Mortality rate, neonatal in Georgia
Georgia: Mortality rate, neonatal was 5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in Georgia, 1976–2024
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 Georgia stood at 5 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Georgia peaked at 26.6 per 1,000 live births in 1976 and was at its lowest, 5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Georgia ranks 128th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.8 per 1,000 live births | 25 per 1,000 live births | 26.6 per 1,000 live births | 4 |
| 1980s | 21.85 per 1,000 live births | 20.4 per 1,000 live births | 24.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.33 per 1,000 live births | 22.1 per 1,000 live births | 23.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.41 per 1,000 live births | 10.9 per 1,000 live births | 22.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.32 per 1,000 live births | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | 10.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.18 per 1,000 live births | 5 per 1,000 live births | 5.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 125 Argentina 5.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 125 Armenia 5.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 125 Thailand 5.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 129 Chile 4.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 130 Turkey 4.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 131 Nauru 4.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 131 Ukraine 4.5 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Georgia
- Population ages 65 and above, male 12.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 26,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 27,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 26,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 28,523 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 16.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 629,382 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 407,707 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 30,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 26,552 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Georgia?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Georgia was 5 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6 per 1,000 live births in 1976.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Georgia ranks 128th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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.