United States · Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)
3.72024
Unit: per 1,000 live births. Publisher measure: Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births).
Neonatal mortality during the first 28 completed days of life (age 0–27 days), both sexes, expressed per 1,000 live births under reference-year mortality conditions.
Measurement basis: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) modelled or adjusted mortality probabilities/rates, disseminated by WHO.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: annual. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
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A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 57 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1968 | 15.945872084 | 15.592835872 | 16.305184645 | — |
| United States | 1969 | 15.485132371 | 15.149701839 | 15.83209283 | — |
| United States | 1970 | 14.983184218 | 14.663097001 | 15.312166482 | — |
| United States | 1971 | 14.402809521 | 14.095942599 | 14.721697432 | — |
| United States | 1972 | 13.703278982 | 13.404124163 | 14.012322567 | — |
| United States | 1973 | 12.904512662 | 12.620922657 | 13.192659401 | — |
| United States | 1974 | 12.12164148 | 11.849703274 | 12.397005874 | — |
| United States | 1975 | 11.453157721 | 11.189430239 | 11.712299694 | — |
| United States | 1976 | 10.844760165 | 10.595410996 | 11.091759996 | — |
| United States | 1977 | 10.188685352 | 9.951129349 | 10.423265055 | — |
| United States | 1978 | 9.469235577 | 9.245185035 | 9.690834011 | — |
| United States | 1979 | 8.819649074 | 8.603265278 | 9.033868637 | — |
| United States | 1980 | 8.356952435 | 8.149438116 | 8.561441395 | — |
| United States | 1981 | 8.037763812 | 7.836804653 | 8.232508575 | — |
| United States | 1982 | 7.756652737 | 7.560963724 | 7.949303602 | — |
| United States | 1983 | 7.462371886 | 7.274670392 | 7.646091876 | — |
| United States | 1984 | 7.183121798 | 7.003122605 | 7.363013846 | — |
| United States | 1985 | 6.948221366 | 6.773742515 | 7.11788066 | — |
| United States | 1986 | 6.73476002 | 6.567443389 | 6.90022971 | — |
| United States | 1987 | 6.502928144 | 6.340358955 | 6.666886882 | — |
| United States | 1988 | 6.241239764 | 6.083032512 | 6.399660462 | — |
| United States | 1989 | 5.984154653 | 5.826899211 | 6.142128268 | — |
| United States | 1990 | 5.766430582 | 5.614890073 | 5.918141084 | — |
| United States | 1991 | 5.582056361 | 5.435569898 | 5.727177021 | — |
| United States | 1992 | 5.407964614 | 5.267798825 | 5.546752569 | — |
| United States | 1993 | 5.23902226 | 5.105876956 | 5.371631173 | — |
| United States | 1994 | 5.096799782 | 4.965729973 | 5.227241907 | — |
| United States | 1995 | 4.999482005 | 4.87251614 | 5.12521196 | — |
| United States | 1996 | 4.92543471 | 4.799476213 | 5.049327069 | — |
| United States | 1997 | 4.838974394 | 4.713450274 | 4.960256141 | — |
| United States | 1998 | 4.731009828 | 4.611430565 | 4.849453054 | — |
| United States | 1999 | 4.649554472 | 4.531921083 | 4.769391962 | — |
| United States | 2000 | 4.632112846 | 4.519740893 | 4.747957891 | — |
| United States | 2001 | 4.652167423 | 4.539933074 | 4.765278351 | — |
| United States | 2002 | 4.653610538 | 4.541888411 | 4.766491266 | — |
| United States | 2003 | 4.608321073 | 4.499334064 | 4.71912717 | — |
| United States | 2004 | 4.541289461 | 4.431150488 | 4.651375033 | — |
| United States | 2005 | 4.479979526 | 4.371278213 | 4.589555124 | — |
| United States | 2006 | 4.418026865 | 4.309386495 | 4.526904519 | — |
| United States | 2007 | 4.335953984 | 4.228723959 | 4.444406458 | — |
| United States | 2008 | 4.233224302 | 4.131991113 | 4.336518207 | — |
| United States | 2009 | 4.142876485 | 4.044817987 | 4.240771246 | — |
| United States | 2010 | 4.092741689 | 3.997726153 | 4.184704809 | — |
| United States | 2011 | 4.072017813 | 3.981381913 | 4.160623168 | — |
| United States | 2012 | 4.052276706 | 3.964133652 | 4.14054437 | — |
| United States | 2013 | 4.015361239 | 3.92794086 | 4.100371808 | — |
| United States | 2014 | 3.959686833 | 3.871688913 | 4.046655455 | — |
| United States | 2015 | 3.885839882 | 3.798302754 | 3.975955072 | — |
| United States | 2016 | 3.815627986 | 3.726684565 | 3.906774104 | — |
| United States | 2017 | 3.77711315 | 3.684180778 | 3.869049794 | — |
| United States | 2018 | 3.770793934 | 3.677497754 | 3.861967266 | — |
| United States | 2019 | 3.741790124 | 3.646534009 | 3.834465489 | — |
| United States | 2020 | 3.642096302 | 3.549595319 | 3.7342023 | — |
| United States | 2021 | 3.520667087 | 3.426280213 | 3.614091716 | — |
| United States | 2022 | 3.477007101 | 3.377016041 | 3.579530078 | — |
| United States | 2023 | 3.55022171 | 3.42794609 | 3.675827018 | — |
| United States | 2024 | 3.652384865 | 3.477475139 | 3.836170329 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.