What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Austria and Germany?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?

56 years are reported by both, from 1969 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.

Austria vs Germany: Mortality rate, neonatal

Austria

2.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Germany

2.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Austria rank

169th

Germany rank

167th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Austria
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 2.3 per 1,000 live births against 2.2 per 1,000 live births in Austria, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 169th and Germany ranks 167th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1960s	18.9 per 1,000 live births	14.4 per 1,000 live births	4.5 per 1,000 live births	Austria
1970s	15.05 per 1,000 live births	10.7 per 1,000 live births	4.35 per 1,000 live births	Austria
1980s	6.81 per 1,000 live births	4.02 per 1,000 live births	2.79 per 1,000 live births	Austria
1990s	3.74 per 1,000 live births	3.15 per 1,000 live births	0.59 per 1,000 live births	Austria
2000s	2.86 per 1,000 live births	2.6 per 1,000 live births	0.26 per 1,000 live births	Austria
2010s	2.3 per 1,000 live births	2.3 per 1,000 live births	0 per 1,000 live births	—
2020s	2.2 per 1,000 live births	2.3 per 1,000 live births	0.1 per 1,000 live births	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Austria or Germany?: Germany, at 2.3 per 1,000 live births against 2.2 per 1,000 live births in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Austria and Germany?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Austria and Germany rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Austria ranks 169th and Germany ranks 167th of 196 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: 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.