Algeria vs Egypt: Mortality rate, neonatal

Algeria
15 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Egypt
13.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Algeria rank
60th
Egypt rank
63rd

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Algeria
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 15 per 1,000 live births against 13.9 per 1,000 live births in Egypt, a difference of 1.1 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 60th and Egypt ranks 63rd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Egypt in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Egypt Difference Ahead
1960s 71.1 per 1,000 live births 60.9 per 1,000 live births 10.2 per 1,000 live births Algeria
1970s 60.3 per 1,000 live births 58.69 per 1,000 live births 1.61 per 1,000 live births Algeria
1980s 34.13 per 1,000 live births 43.89 per 1,000 live births 9.76 per 1,000 live births Egypt
1990s 23.6 per 1,000 live births 27.92 per 1,000 live births 4.32 per 1,000 live births Egypt
2000s 20.47 per 1,000 live births 20.17 per 1,000 live births 0.3 per 1,000 live births Algeria
2010s 16.15 per 1,000 live births 15.62 per 1,000 live births 0.53 per 1,000 live births Algeria
2020s 15.54 per 1,000 live births 14.54 per 1,000 live births 1 per 1,000 live births Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Algeria or Egypt?
Algeria, at 15 per 1,000 live births against 13.9 per 1,000 live births in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Algeria and Egypt?
1.1 per 1,000 live births, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Egypt?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Egypt rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Algeria ranks 60th and Egypt ranks 63rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.