What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between China and Cyprus?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Cyprus?

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.

China vs Cyprus: Mortality rate, neonatal

China

2.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Cyprus

2.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

China rank

160th

Cyprus rank

157th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

China
Cyprus

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 2.7 per 1,000 live births against 2.6 per 1,000 live births in China, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

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

China ranks 160th and Cyprus ranks 157th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Cyprus	Difference	Ahead
1980s	29.7 per 1,000 live births	6.1 per 1,000 live births	23.6 per 1,000 live births	China
1990s	26.72 per 1,000 live births	5.12 per 1,000 live births	21.6 per 1,000 live births	China
2000s	14.89 per 1,000 live births	2.74 per 1,000 live births	12.15 per 1,000 live births	China
2010s	5.78 per 1,000 live births	1.53 per 1,000 live births	4.25 per 1,000 live births	China
2020s	3.02 per 1,000 live births	2.24 per 1,000 live births	0.78 per 1,000 live births	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, China or Cyprus?: Cyprus, at 2.7 per 1,000 live births against 2.6 per 1,000 live births in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between China and Cyprus?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Cyprus?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do China and Cyprus rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: China ranks 160th and Cyprus ranks 157th 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.