Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births fell 1.06% to 2.32 in the European Union in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in the European Union reached an all time high of 6.53 in 1990 and an all time low of 2.32 in 2019. When compared to European Union's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in China amounted to 3.70, 0.900 in Japan, 2.60 in Russia and 3.50 in USA in 2019.
European Union has been ranked th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births.
| Neonatal Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Canada | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.50 | 3.40 | 3.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 5.80 | 5.30 | 4.90 | 4.50 | 4.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| European Union | 2.48 | 2.42 | 2.41 | 2.38 | 2.34 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| India | 27.0 | 25.9 | 24.8 | 23.7 | 22.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 8.30 | 8.30 | 8.40 | 8.60 | 8.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 4.40 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.20 | 2.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 1.70 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.70 |
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