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

9.15 per 1,000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.

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

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 Ethiopia: Mortality rate, neonatal

Arab World

16.05 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Ethiopia

25.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Arab World rank

24th

Ethiopia rank

21st

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Arab World
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 25.2 per 1,000 live births against 16.05 per 1,000 live births in Arab World, a difference of 9.15 per 1,000 live births.

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

Across all 35 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 24th and Ethiopia ranks 21st of 47 groups.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	29.03 per 1,000 live births	54.33 per 1,000 live births	25.3 per 1,000 live births	Ethiopia
2000s	23.36 per 1,000 live births	43.55 per 1,000 live births	20.19 per 1,000 live births	Ethiopia
2010s	18.53 per 1,000 live births	32.91 per 1,000 live births	14.38 per 1,000 live births	Ethiopia
2020s	16.81 per 1,000 live births	26.7 per 1,000 live births	9.89 per 1,000 live births	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Arab World or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 25.2 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 Ethiopia?: 9.15 per 1,000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Ethiopia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Arab World and Ethiopia rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Arab World ranks 24th and Ethiopia ranks 21st of 47 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: 244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 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.