{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-early-neonatal-mortality-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-early-neonatal-mortality-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-early-neonatal-mortality-rate/","title":"Ireland Early Neonatal Mortality Rate (2016)","description":"Ireland's Early Neonatal Mortality Rate: 1.8 per 1,000 live births in 2016, -18.2% YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_MINFIND), 2005–2016.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Ireland","2016"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Ireland","temporal_coverage":"2005/2016","unit":"per 1,000 live births","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2016","variable_measured":"Ireland 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":"2005–2016"},{"label":"Observations","value":"10"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Ireland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Ireland (2016)","value":"1.8","unit":"per 1,000 live births","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-18.2% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-18.2%","unit":"per 1,000 live births"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"10","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Ireland Early Neonatal Mortality Rate"}],"observation_count":10,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":2.1},{"period":"2006","value":2.1},{"period":"2007","value":1.8},{"period":"2009","value":1.8},{"period":"2010","value":2.1},{"period":"2011","value":2},{"period":"2013","value":2.2},{"period":"2014","value":1.8},{"period":"2015","value":2.2},{"period":"2016","value":1.8}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 1,000 live births"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2016","value":"1.8","yoyChange":"-18.2%"},{"year":"2015","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"+22.2%"},{"year":"2014","value":"1.8","yoyChange":"-18.2%"},{"year":"2013","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2011","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"-4.8%"},{"year":"2010","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"+16.7%"},{"year":"2009","value":"1.8","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2007","value":"1.8","yoyChange":"-14.3%"},{"year":"2006","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2005","value":"2.1","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 Ireland from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2016. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2016 (10 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.8 in 2016. The latest reading of 1.8 in 2016 represents a change of -0.4."}]}