Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births fell 5.56% to 1.70 in Spain in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Spain reached an all time high of 21.2 in 1960 and an all time low of 1.70 in 2017. When compared to Spain's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in France amounted to 2.40, 2.00 in Italy, 14.4 in Morocco and 2.10 in Portugal in 2017.
Spain has been ranked 162nd within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 1 place below 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 |
| Algeria | 15.7 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.6 | 16.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 2.30 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| France | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.50 | 2.60 | 2.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 2.50 | 2.40 | 2.30 | 2.20 | 2.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 2.20 | 2.10 | 2.10 | 2.00 | 1.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | 35.2 | 34.6 | 33.8 | 33.1 | 32.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | 15.3 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 2.10 | 2.10 | 2.10 | 2.00 | 2.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 1.50 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.30 | 1.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 2.00 | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.90 | 2.90 | 2.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 |
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