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

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

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

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 Samoa: Mortality rate, neonatal

Brunei

5.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Samoa

5.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Brunei rank

121st

Samoa rank

119th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Brunei
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 5.8 per 1,000 live births against 5.7 per 1,000 live births in Brunei, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Brunei ranks 121st and Samoa ranks 119th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6.1 per 1,000 live births	13.4 per 1,000 live births	7.3 per 1,000 live births	Samoa
1990s	5.47 per 1,000 live births	10.86 per 1,000 live births	5.39 per 1,000 live births	Samoa
2000s	5 per 1,000 live births	7.9 per 1,000 live births	2.9 per 1,000 live births	Samoa
2010s	5.14 per 1,000 live births	7.31 per 1,000 live births	2.17 per 1,000 live births	Samoa
2020s	5.62 per 1,000 live births	6.2 per 1,000 live births	0.58 per 1,000 live births	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Brunei or Samoa?: Samoa, at 5.8 per 1,000 live births against 5.7 per 1,000 live births in Brunei as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Brunei and Samoa?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Samoa?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Brunei and Samoa rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Brunei ranks 121st and Samoa ranks 119th 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.