What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Eritrea and Fiji?

0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Fiji?

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.

Eritrea vs Fiji: Mortality rate, neonatal

Eritrea

15.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Fiji

15 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Eritrea rank

57th

Fiji rank

60th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Eritrea
Fiji

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 15.6 per 1,000 live births against 15 per 1,000 live births in Fiji, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.

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

Eritrea ranks 57th and Fiji ranks 60th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Fiji	Difference	Ahead
1980s	35.9 per 1,000 live births	13.7 per 1,000 live births	22.2 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
1990s	30.72 per 1,000 live births	11.28 per 1,000 live births	19.44 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
2000s	24.12 per 1,000 live births	10.67 per 1,000 live births	13.45 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
2010s	19.65 per 1,000 live births	9.36 per 1,000 live births	10.29 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
2020s	16.62 per 1,000 live births	14.64 per 1,000 live births	1.98 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Eritrea or Fiji?: Eritrea, at 15.6 per 1,000 live births against 15 per 1,000 live births in Fiji as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Eritrea and Fiji?: 0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Fiji?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Fiji rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Eritrea ranks 57th and Fiji ranks 60th 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.