Iraq vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Mortality rate, neonatal

Iraq
12.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
13.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Iraq rank
68th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
66th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Iraq
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 13.1 per 1,000 live births against 12.5 per 1,000 live births in Iraq, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 68th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 66th of 197 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 28.31 per 1,000 live births 51.24 per 1,000 live births 22.93 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 25.25 per 1,000 live births 41.77 per 1,000 live births 16.52 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 22.23 per 1,000 live births 30.36 per 1,000 live births 8.13 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 17.05 per 1,000 live births 19.64 per 1,000 live births 2.59 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 13.32 per 1,000 live births 14.28 per 1,000 live births 0.96 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Iraq or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 13.1 per 1,000 live births against 12.5 per 1,000 live births in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Iraq and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Iraq ranks 68th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 66th 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.