What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Arab World and Eswatini?

8.95 per 1,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Eswatini?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Arab World vs Eswatini: Mortality rate, neonatal

Arab World

16.05 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Eswatini

25 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Arab World rank

24th

Eswatini rank

23rd

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Arab World
Eswatini

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 25 per 1,000 live births against 16.05 per 1,000 live births in Arab World, a difference of 8.95 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.6 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Arab World ahead.

Arab World ranks 24th and Eswatini ranks 23rd of 45 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 1 and Eswatini in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Eswatini	Difference	Ahead
1990s	29.03 per 1,000 live births	21.68 per 1,000 live births	7.35 per 1,000 live births	Arab World
2000s	23.36 per 1,000 live births	26.87 per 1,000 live births	3.51 per 1,000 live births	Eswatini
2010s	18.53 per 1,000 live births	26.81 per 1,000 live births	8.28 per 1,000 live births	Eswatini
2020s	16.81 per 1,000 live births	25.94 per 1,000 live births	9.13 per 1,000 live births	Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Arab World or Eswatini?: Eswatini, at 25 per 1,000 live births against 16.05 per 1,000 live births in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Arab World and Eswatini?: 8.95 per 1,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Eswatini?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Arab World and Eswatini rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Arab World ranks 24th and Eswatini ranks 23rd of 45 groups.
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: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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