Neonatal mortality rate worldwide by region 1990-2022 | Statista

Southern Asia had a neonatal mortality rate of 57 out of 1,000 live births in the year 1990, compared to a rate of 22 per 1,000 in the year 2022. The statistic shows the neonatal mortality rate worldwide from 1990 to 2022, by region.

Neonatal mortality rate worldwide from 1990 to 2022, by region (per 1,000 live births)

Characteristic	1990	2000	2010	2015	2022
Sub-Saharan Africa	46	40	32	30	27
Northern Africa	34	26	20	17	15
Western Asia	28	20	14	12	10
Central Asia	28	27	17	12	9
Southern Asia	57	46	34	29	22
Eastern Asia	28	20	8	5	3
South-Eastern Asia	28	21	16	14	12
Latin America and the Caribbean	23	16	11	10	9
Oceania	13	14	12	11	10
Australia and New Zealand	5	4	3	2	2
Europe	8	5	4	3	2
Northern America	6	5	4	4	3

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March 2024

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Worldwide

Survey time period

1990 to 2022

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Neonatal period = the first 28 days of life

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