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

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

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

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.

Fiji vs Nepal: Mortality rate, neonatal

Fiji

15 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Nepal

15.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Fiji rank

60th

Nepal rank

58th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Fiji
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 15.3 per 1,000 live births against 15 per 1,000 live births in Fiji, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

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

Fiji ranks 60th and Nepal ranks 58th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	13.7 per 1,000 live births	59.8 per 1,000 live births	46.1 per 1,000 live births	Nepal
1990s	11.28 per 1,000 live births	49.26 per 1,000 live births	37.98 per 1,000 live births	Nepal
2000s	10.67 per 1,000 live births	33.76 per 1,000 live births	23.09 per 1,000 live births	Nepal
2010s	9.36 per 1,000 live births	23.29 per 1,000 live births	13.93 per 1,000 live births	Nepal
2020s	14.64 per 1,000 live births	16.56 per 1,000 live births	1.92 per 1,000 live births	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Fiji or Nepal?: Nepal, at 15.3 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 Fiji and Nepal?: 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Nepal?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Fiji and Nepal rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Fiji ranks 60th 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.