Mortality rate, neonatal in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Mortality rate, neonatal was 23.55 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1990–2024
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 Least developed countries: UN classification is 23.55 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 51.75 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23.55 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.99 per 1,000 live births | 42.15 per 1,000 live births | 51.75 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.94 per 1,000 live births | 31.56 per 1,000 live births | 40.93 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.91 per 1,000 live births | 25.52 per 1,000 live births | 30.74 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.35 per 1,000 live births | 23.55 per 1,000 live births | 25.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
More health data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 466.44 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 229.78 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 355.72 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 21.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 57.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 345.12 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 46.89 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Least developed countries: UN classification was 23.55 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 Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 51.75 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.55 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.