Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births fell 2.56% to 3.80 in the USA in 2015, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in the USA reached an all time high of 15.9 in 1968 and an all time low of 3.80 in 2015. When compared to USA's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Canada amounted to 3.60, 5.50 in China, 0.900 in Japan and 7.60 in Mexico in 2015.
USA has been ranked 131st within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| 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 |
| Australia | 2.40 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Belize | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.60 | 9.10 | 8.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.50 | 3.40 | 3.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 5.80 | 5.30 | 4.90 | 4.50 | 4.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | 13.9 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 9.80 | 9.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.80 | 2.80 |
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