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

7.55 per 1,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.

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

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 Malawi: Mortality rate, neonatal

Arab World

16.05 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Malawi

23.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Arab World rank

24th

Malawi rank

27th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Arab World
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 23.6 per 1,000 live births against 16.05 per 1,000 live births in Arab World, a difference of 7.55 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times Arab World's.

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

Arab World ranks 24th and Malawi ranks 27th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	29.03 per 1,000 live births	44.98 per 1,000 live births	15.95 per 1,000 live births	Malawi
2000s	23.36 per 1,000 live births	31.29 per 1,000 live births	7.93 per 1,000 live births	Malawi
2010s	18.53 per 1,000 live births	24.66 per 1,000 live births	6.13 per 1,000 live births	Malawi
2020s	16.81 per 1,000 live births	23.8 per 1,000 live births	6.99 per 1,000 live births	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Arab World or Malawi?: Malawi, at 23.6 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 Malawi?: 7.55 per 1,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Malawi?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Arab World and Malawi rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Arab World ranks 24th and Malawi ranks 27th 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.