Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births fell 4.17% to 2.30 in Ireland in 2015, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Ireland reached an all time high of 21.1 in 1960 and an all time low of 2.30 in 2015. When compared to Ireland's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Canada amounted to 3.60, 2.40 in France, 1.10 in Iceland and 2.70 in United Kingdom in 2015.
Ireland has been ranked 149th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 2 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.50 | 3.40 | 3.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.90 | 2.80 | 2.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| France | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.50 | 2.60 | 2.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 2.50 | 2.40 | 2.30 | 2.20 | 2.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 2.20 | 2.10 | 2.10 | 2.00 | 1.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 8.30 | 8.30 | 8.40 | 8.60 | 8.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Norway | 1.70 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.50 | 1.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 2.00 | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 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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