What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Burundi and European Union?

16.79 per 1,000 live births, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and European Union?

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.

Burundi vs European Union: Mortality rate, neonatal

Burundi

19.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

European Union

2.31 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Burundi rank

48th

European Union rank

46th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Burundi
European Union

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 19.1 per 1,000 live births against 2.31 per 1,000 live births in European Union, a difference of 16.79 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Burundi's figure about 8.3 times European Union's.

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

Burundi ranks 48th and European Union ranks 46th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	European Union	Difference	Ahead
1990s	38.35 per 1,000 live births	5.22 per 1,000 live births	33.13 per 1,000 live births	Burundi
2000s	32.99 per 1,000 live births	3.26 per 1,000 live births	29.73 per 1,000 live births	Burundi
2010s	24.15 per 1,000 live births	2.47 per 1,000 live births	21.68 per 1,000 live births	Burundi
2020s	19.86 per 1,000 live births	2.3 per 1,000 live births	17.56 per 1,000 live births	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Burundi or European Union?: Burundi, at 19.1 per 1,000 live births against 2.31 per 1,000 live births in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Burundi and European Union?: 16.79 per 1,000 live births, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and European Union?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Burundi and European Union rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Burundi ranks 48th and European Union ranks 46th 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: 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.