What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between IBRD only and Malawi?

12.43 per 1,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Malawi?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

IBRD only vs Malawi: Mortality rate, neonatal

IBRD only

11.17 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Malawi

23.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

IBRD only rank

28th

Malawi rank

27th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

IBRD only
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 23.6 per 1,000 live births against 11.17 per 1,000 live births in IBRD only, a difference of 12.43 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.1 times IBRD only's.

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

IBRD only ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 27th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IBRD only	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	32.71 per 1,000 live births	44.98 per 1,000 live births	12.27 per 1,000 live births	Malawi
2000s	23.42 per 1,000 live births	31.29 per 1,000 live births	7.87 per 1,000 live births	Malawi
2010s	15.13 per 1,000 live births	24.66 per 1,000 live births	9.53 per 1,000 live births	Malawi
2020s	11.99 per 1,000 live births	23.8 per 1,000 live births	11.81 per 1,000 live births	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, IBRD only or Malawi?: Malawi, at 23.6 per 1,000 live births against 11.17 per 1,000 live births in IBRD only as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between IBRD only and Malawi?: 12.43 per 1,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Malawi?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do IBRD only and Malawi rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: IBRD only ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 27th of 45 groups.
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.