{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-early-neonatal-mortality-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-early-neonatal-mortality-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-early-neonatal-mortality-rate/","title":"Belgium Early Neonatal Mortality Rate (2024)","description":"Belgium's Early Neonatal Mortality Rate: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024, +6.2% YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_MINFIND), 2005–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Belgium","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Belgium","temporal_coverage":"2005/2024","unit":"per 1,000 live births","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Belgium Early Neonatal Mortality Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_MINFIND/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"9"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Belgium"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Belgium (2024)","value":"1.7","unit":"per 1,000 live births","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+6.2% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+6.2%","unit":"per 1,000 live births"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"9","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Belgium Early Neonatal Mortality Rate"}],"observation_count":9,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":1.9},{"period":"2007","value":1.8},{"period":"2008","value":2},{"period":"2009","value":1.7},{"period":"2010","value":1.7},{"period":"2014","value":1.6},{"period":"2022","value":1.4},{"period":"2023","value":1.6},{"period":"2024","value":1.7}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 1,000 live births"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"+6.2%"},{"year":"2023","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"+14.3%"},{"year":"2022","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2014","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2010","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"-15.0%"},{"year":"2008","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"+11.1%"},{"year":"2007","value":"1.8","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2005","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the early neonatal mortality rate (deaths in first 7 days per 1,000 live births) in Belgium from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (9 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 2 per 1,000 live births in 2008 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.4 in 2022. The latest reading of 1.7 in 2024 represents a change of +0.1."}]}