Canada vs United Kingdom: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Canada
3.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United Kingdom
3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Canada rank
150th
United Kingdom rank
152nd
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.4 per 1,000 live births against 3 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 150th and United Kingdom ranks 152nd of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.9 per 1,000 live births | 12.4 per 1,000 live births | 1.5 per 1,000 live births | Canada |
| 1970s | 9.98 per 1,000 live births | 10.59 per 1,000 live births | 0.61 per 1,000 live births | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 5.38 per 1,000 live births | 5.77 per 1,000 live births | 0.39 per 1,000 live births | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 4.05 per 1,000 live births | 4.15 per 1,000 live births | 0.1 per 1,000 live births | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 3.85 per 1,000 live births | 3.47 per 1,000 live births | 0.38 per 1,000 live births | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.59 per 1,000 live births | 2.74 per 1,000 live births | 0.85 per 1,000 live births | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.44 per 1,000 live births | 2.9 per 1,000 live births | 0.54 per 1,000 live births | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Canada or United Kingdom?
- Canada, at 3.4 per 1,000 live births against 3 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Canada ranks 150th and United Kingdom ranks 152nd 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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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.