Number of neonatal deaths in Post-demographic dividend

Post-demographic dividend: Number of neonatal deaths was 27,175 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
27,175
Change on year
up 1.4%
All-time high
71,380
in 1990
All-time low
26,813
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of neonatal deaths in Post-demographic dividend, 1990–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200720241990: 71.4k1991: 68.3k1992: 65.0k1993: 60.8k1994: 57.2k1995: 54.2k1996: 52.1k1997: 49.9k1998: 48.0k1999: 46.1k2000: 45.4k2001: 43.9k2002: 42.9k2003: 42.3k2004: 41.6k2005: 40.7k2006: 40.7k2007: 40.3k2008: 39.5k2009: 38.1k2010: 36.8k2011: 35.9k2012: 35.4k2013: 34.4k2014: 33.9k2015: 33.1k2016: 32.4k2017: 31.2k2018: 30.4k2019: 29.6k2020: 28.3k2021: 27.9k2022: 27.2k2023: 26.8k2024: 27.2k

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Post-demographic dividend stood at 27,175.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 71,380 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26,813, in 2023.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 57,290 46,083 71,380 10
2000s 41,549 38,100 45,373 10
2010s 33,300 29,637 36,794 10
2020s 27,471 26,813 28,288 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of neonatal deaths in Post-demographic dividend?
Number of neonatal deaths in Post-demographic dividend was 27,175 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 Post-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 71,380 in 1990.
What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 26,813 in 2023.
Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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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Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths
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, 11,545 data points, 1960–2024
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