Georgia vs Turkey: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)

Georgia
5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Turkey
4.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Georgia rank
130th
Turkey rank
132nd

Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) over time

  • Georgia
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Georgia currently reports 5 per 1,000 live births against 4.6 per 1,000 live births in Turkey, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Georgia's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Turkey ahead.

Georgia ranks 130th and Turkey ranks 132nd of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Georgia Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 25.8 per 1,000 live births 47.88 per 1,000 live births 22.07 per 1,000 live births Turkey
1980s 21.85 per 1,000 live births 39.08 per 1,000 live births 17.23 per 1,000 live births Turkey
1990s 23.33 per 1,000 live births 25.12 per 1,000 live births 1.79 per 1,000 live births Turkey
2000s 16.41 per 1,000 live births 13.29 per 1,000 live births 3.12 per 1,000 live births Georgia
2010s 7.32 per 1,000 live births 6.82 per 1,000 live births 0.5 per 1,000 live births Georgia
2020s 5.18 per 1,000 live births 5.1 per 1,000 live births 0.08 per 1,000 live births Georgia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Georgia or Turkey?
Georgia, at 5 per 1,000 live births against 4.6 per 1,000 live births in Turkey as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Georgia and Turkey?
0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Georgia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Turkey?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Georgia and Turkey rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Georgia ranks 130th and Turkey ranks 132nd 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

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.