Guinea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Mortality rate, neonatal

Guinea
29.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
22.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guinea rank
13th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
15th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Guinea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 29.8 per 1,000 live births against 22.7 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 7.1 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th of 197 countries.

Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 56.39 per 1,000 live births 41.51 per 1,000 live births 14.88 per 1,000 live births Guinea
2000s 40.29 per 1,000 live births 34.68 per 1,000 live births 5.61 per 1,000 live births Guinea
2010s 34 per 1,000 live births 27.53 per 1,000 live births 6.47 per 1,000 live births Guinea
2020s 30.8 per 1,000 live births 23.88 per 1,000 live births 6.92 per 1,000 live births Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Guinea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Guinea, at 29.8 per 1,000 live births against 22.7 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Guinea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
7.1 per 1,000 live births, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Guinea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Guinea ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th 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.