Mortality rate, neonatal in World
World: Mortality rate, neonatal was 17.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in World, 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 World is 17.2 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in World peaked at 36.6 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.2 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 | 34.23 per 1,000 live births | 31.2 per 1,000 live births | 36.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.35 per 1,000 live births | 22.7 per 1,000 live births | 30.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.81 per 1,000 live births | 18.3 per 1,000 live births | 22.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.78 per 1,000 live births | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | 18.2 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
More health data for World
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 5.36 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.72 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 474.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.64 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 380.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 1.03 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in World?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in World was 17.2 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.