United States · annual SERIES
Neonatal mortality rate in United States
Deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1,000 live births, both sexes.
3.65per 1,000 live births
2024Observation year
+2.88% from 2023
Source note for 2024: {"display":"3.7 [3.5-3.8]","low":"3.477475139","high":"3.836170329","comments":null}
per 1,000 live births · World Health Organization · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.652384865 | present · {"display":"3.7 [3.5-3.8]","low":"3.477475139","high":"3.836170329","comments":null} |
| 2023 | 3.550221710 | present · {"display":"3.6 [3.4-3.7]","low":"3.427946090","high":"3.675827018","comments":null} |
| 2022 | 3.477007101 | present · {"display":"3.5 [3.4-3.6]","low":"3.377016041","high":"3.579530078","comments":null} |
| 2021 | 3.520667087 | present · {"display":"3.5 [3.4-3.6]","low":"3.426280213","high":"3.614091716","comments":null} |
| 2020 | 3.642096302 | present · {"display":"3.6 [3.5-3.7]","low":"3.549595319","high":"3.734202300","comments":null} |
| 2019 | 3.741790124 | present · {"display":"3.7 [3.6-3.8]","low":"3.646534009","high":"3.834465489","comments":null} |
| 2018 | 3.770793934 | present · {"display":"3.8 [3.7-3.9]","low":"3.677497754","high":"3.861967266","comments":null} |
| 2017 | 3.777113150 | present · {"display":"3.8 [3.7-3.9]","low":"3.684180778","high":"3.869049794","comments":null} |
| 2016 | 3.815627986 | present · {"display":"3.8 [3.7-3.9]","low":"3.726684565","high":"3.906774104","comments":null} |
| 2015 | 3.885839882 | present · {"display":"3.9 [3.8-4.0]","low":"3.798302754","high":"3.975955072","comments":null} |
| 2014 | 3.959686833 | present · {"display":"4.0 [3.9-4.0]","low":"3.871688913","high":"4.046655455","comments":null} |
| 2013 | 4.015361239 | present · {"display":"4.0 [3.9-4.1]","low":"3.927940860","high":"4.100371808","comments":null} |
| 2012 | 4.052276706 | present · {"display":"4.1 [4.0-4.1]","low":"3.964133652","high":"4.140544370","comments":null} |
| 2011 | 4.072017813 | present · {"display":"4.1 [4.0-4.2]","low":"3.981381913","high":"4.160623168","comments":null} |
| 2010 | 4.092741689 | present · {"display":"4.1 [4.0-4.2]","low":"3.997726153","high":"4.184704809","comments":null} |
| 2009 | 4.142876485 | present · {"display":"4.1 [4.0-4.2]","low":"4.044817987","high":"4.240771246","comments":null} |
| 2008 | 4.233224302 | present · {"display":"4.2 [4.1-4.3]","low":"4.131991113","high":"4.336518207","comments":null} |
| 2007 | 4.335953984 | present · {"display":"4.3 [4.2-4.4]","low":"4.228723959","high":"4.444406458","comments":null} |
| 2006 | 4.418026865 | present · {"display":"4.4 [4.3-4.5]","low":"4.309386495","high":"4.526904519","comments":null} |
| 2005 | 4.479979526 | present · {"display":"4.5 [4.4-4.6]","low":"4.371278213","high":"4.589555124","comments":null} |
| 2004 | 4.541289461 | present · {"display":"4.5 [4.4-4.7]","low":"4.431150488","high":"4.651375033","comments":null} |
| 2003 | 4.608321073 | present · {"display":"4.6 [4.5-4.7]","low":"4.499334064","high":"4.719127170","comments":null} |
| 2002 | 4.653610538 | present · {"display":"4.7 [4.5-4.8]","low":"4.541888411","high":"4.766491266","comments":null} |
| 2001 | 4.652167423 | present · {"display":"4.7 [4.5-4.8]","low":"4.539933074","high":"4.765278351","comments":null} |
| 2000 | 4.632112846 | present · {"display":"4.6 [4.5-4.7]","low":"4.519740893","high":"4.747957891","comments":null} |
Definition & method
WHO/UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation country estimates. NumericValue is the central estimate; original displayed intervals and comments are retained in source notes.
Deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1,000 live births, both sexes.
What to keep in mind
- Estimated mortality rates include uncertainty; the source note retains original displayed intervals.
- This is a population statistic, not individual clinical guidance.
- New source vintages may revise historical estimates.