Germany vs Poland: Mortality rate, neonatal

Germany
2.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Poland
2.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Germany rank
167th
Poland rank
164th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Germany
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 2.5 per 1,000 live births against 2.3 per 1,000 live births in Germany, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 167th and Poland ranks 164th of 196 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 14.4 per 1,000 live births 18.7 per 1,000 live births 4.3 per 1,000 live births Poland
1970s 10.7 per 1,000 live births 16.06 per 1,000 live births 5.36 per 1,000 live births Poland
1980s 4.02 per 1,000 live births 12.91 per 1,000 live births 8.89 per 1,000 live births Poland
1990s 3.15 per 1,000 live births 9.25 per 1,000 live births 6.1 per 1,000 live births Poland
2000s 2.6 per 1,000 live births 4.72 per 1,000 live births 2.12 per 1,000 live births Poland
2010s 2.3 per 1,000 live births 3.03 per 1,000 live births 0.73 per 1,000 live births Poland
2020s 2.3 per 1,000 live births 2.62 per 1,000 live births 0.32 per 1,000 live births Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Germany or Poland?
Poland, at 2.5 per 1,000 live births against 2.3 per 1,000 live births in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Germany and Poland?
0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Germany and Poland rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Germany ranks 167th and Poland ranks 164th 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

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