Iraq vs Marshall Islands: Mortality rate, neonatal

Iraq
12.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Marshall Islands
12.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Iraq rank
68th
Marshall Islands rank
68th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Iraq
  • Marshall Islands
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 12.5 per 1,000 live births against 12.5 per 1,000 live births in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 68th and Marshall Islands ranks 68th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Marshall Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
1980s 27.2 per 1,000 live births 19 per 1,000 live births 8.2 per 1,000 live births Iraq
1990s 25.25 per 1,000 live births 17.99 per 1,000 live births 7.26 per 1,000 live births Iraq
2000s 22.23 per 1,000 live births 18.83 per 1,000 live births 3.4 per 1,000 live births Iraq
2010s 17.05 per 1,000 live births 16.64 per 1,000 live births 0.41 per 1,000 live births Iraq
2020s 13.32 per 1,000 live births 13.34 per 1,000 live births 0.02 per 1,000 live births Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Iraq or Marshall Islands?
Iraq, at 12.5 per 1,000 live births against 12.5 per 1,000 live births in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Iraq and Marshall Islands?
0 per 1,000 live births, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Marshall Islands?
36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Marshall Islands rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Iraq ranks 68th and Marshall Islands ranks 68th 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.