What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Brunei and Libya?

0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Brunei ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Libya?

36 years are reported by both, from 1989 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.

Brunei vs Libya: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)

Brunei

5.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Libya

5.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Brunei rank

122nd

Libya rank

125th

Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) over time

Brunei
Libya

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 5.7 per 1,000 live births against 5.2 per 1,000 live births in Libya, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Libya ahead.

Brunei ranks 122nd and Libya ranks 125th of 197 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6.1 per 1,000 live births	21.9 per 1,000 live births	15.8 per 1,000 live births	Libya
1990s	5.47 per 1,000 live births	18.3 per 1,000 live births	12.83 per 1,000 live births	Libya
2000s	5 per 1,000 live births	12.49 per 1,000 live births	7.49 per 1,000 live births	Libya
2010s	5.14 per 1,000 live births	7.36 per 1,000 live births	2.22 per 1,000 live births	Libya
2020s	5.62 per 1,000 live births	5.68 per 1,000 live births	0.06 per 1,000 live births	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Brunei or Libya?: Brunei, at 5.7 per 1,000 live births against 5.2 per 1,000 live births in Libya as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Brunei and Libya?: 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Libya?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Brunei and Libya rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Brunei ranks 122nd and Libya ranks 125th 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: 29 October 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.