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

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

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

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 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 Nepal: Mortality rate, neonatal

Eritrea

15.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Nepal

15.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Eritrea rank

57th

Nepal rank

58th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Eritrea
Nepal

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 15.6 per 1,000 live births against 15.3 per 1,000 live births in Nepal, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nepal ahead.

Eritrea ranks 57th and Nepal ranks 58th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	45.77 per 1,000 live births	78.47 per 1,000 live births	32.7 per 1,000 live births	Nepal
1980s	40.23 per 1,000 live births	67.93 per 1,000 live births	27.7 per 1,000 live births	Nepal
1990s	30.72 per 1,000 live births	49.26 per 1,000 live births	18.54 per 1,000 live births	Nepal
2000s	24.12 per 1,000 live births	33.76 per 1,000 live births	9.64 per 1,000 live births	Nepal
2010s	19.65 per 1,000 live births	23.29 per 1,000 live births	3.64 per 1,000 live births	Nepal
2020s	16.62 per 1,000 live births	16.56 per 1,000 live births	0.06 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 Nepal?: Eritrea, at 15.6 per 1,000 live births against 15.3 per 1,000 live births in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Eritrea and Nepal?: 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Nepal?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Nepal rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Eritrea ranks 57th and Nepal ranks 58th 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.