What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between France and Saudi Arabia?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Saudi Arabia?

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.

France vs Saudi Arabia: Mortality rate, neonatal

France

2.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

2.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

France rank

155th

Saudi Arabia rank

154th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

France
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.9 per 1,000 live births against 2.8 per 1,000 live births in France, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

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

France ranks 155th and Saudi Arabia ranks 154th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.8 per 1,000 live births	23.2 per 1,000 live births	19.4 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
1990s	3.13 per 1,000 live births	16.79 per 1,000 live births	13.66 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
2000s	2.52 per 1,000 live births	8.91 per 1,000 live births	6.39 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
2010s	2.42 per 1,000 live births	4.77 per 1,000 live births	2.35 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
2020s	2.7 per 1,000 live births	3.1 per 1,000 live births	0.4 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, France or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 2.9 per 1,000 live births against 2.8 per 1,000 live births in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between France and Saudi Arabia?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Saudi Arabia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do France and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: France ranks 155th and Saudi Arabia ranks 154th 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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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: 244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 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.