What is mortality rate, neonatal in Germany?

Mortality rate, neonatal in Germany was 2.3 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 Germany?

The highest recorded value was 14.4 per 1,000 live births in 1969.

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

The lowest recorded value was 2.3 per 1,000 live births in 2010.

How does Germany rank for mortality rate, neonatal?

Germany ranks 166th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Germany?

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

Where does this Germany 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 Germany

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

Germany: Mortality rate, neonatal was 2.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.3 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

166th

of 195 countries

All-time high

14.4 per 1,000 live births

in 1969

All-time low

2.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2010

Years of data

1969–2024

Mortality rate, neonatal in Germany, 1969–2024

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 Germany stood at 2.3 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Germany peaked at 14.4 per 1,000 live births in 1969 and was at its lowest, 2.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2010.

That places Germany 166th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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	14.4 per 1,000 live births	14.4 per 1,000 live births	14.4 per 1,000 live births	1
1970s	10.7 per 1,000 live births	6.2 per 1,000 live births	14.1 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	4.02 per 1,000 live births	3.2 per 1,000 live births	5.5 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	3.15 per 1,000 live births	2.8 per 1,000 live births	3.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	2.6 per 1,000 live births	2.4 per 1,000 live births	2.8 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	2.3 per 1,000 live births	2.3 per 1,000 live births	2.3 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	2.3 per 1,000 live births	2.3 per 1,000 live births	2.3 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Germany

163 Poland 2.5 per 1,000 live births compare
164 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.4 per 1,000 live births compare
164 United Arab Emirates 2.4 per 1,000 live births compare
166 Australia 2.3 per 1,000 live births compare
168 Austria 2.2 per 1,000 live births compare
168 Belgium 2.2 per 1,000 live births compare
168 Greece 2.2 per 1,000 live births compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

More health data for Germany

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Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 401,231 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 378,303 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 399,494 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 10.99 million (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 401,149 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 26.0% (2025)
Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 410,086 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above 23.7% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, neonatal in Germany?: Mortality rate, neonatal in Germany was 2.3 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 Germany?: The highest recorded value was 14.4 per 1,000 live births in 1969.
What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Germany?: The lowest recorded value was 2.3 per 1,000 live births in 2010.
How does Germany rank for mortality rate, neonatal?: Germany ranks 166th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Germany?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Germany 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.