Number of neonatal deaths in Nauru
Nauru: Number of neonatal deaths was 1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Nauru, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Nauru stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Nauru peaked at 10 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2023.
That places Nauru 191st out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
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More health data for Nauru
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 160 (2025)
- Population, male 50.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 141 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 143 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 137 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 149 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 141 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 157 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 147 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 159 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Nauru?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Nauru was 1 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2023.
- How does Nauru rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Nauru ranks 191st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.