What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Iraq and Philippines?

1.1 per 1,000 live births, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Philippines?

42 years are reported by both, from 1983 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.

Iraq vs Philippines: Mortality rate, neonatal

Iraq

12.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Philippines

13.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Iraq rank

68th

Philippines rank

65th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Iraq
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 13.6 per 1,000 live births against 12.5 per 1,000 live births in Iraq, a difference of 1.1 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 68th and Philippines ranks 65th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1980s	28.31 per 1,000 live births	21.5 per 1,000 live births	6.81 per 1,000 live births	Iraq
1990s	25.25 per 1,000 live births	17.49 per 1,000 live births	7.76 per 1,000 live births	Iraq
2000s	22.23 per 1,000 live births	15.28 per 1,000 live births	6.95 per 1,000 live births	Iraq
2010s	17.05 per 1,000 live births	13.66 per 1,000 live births	3.39 per 1,000 live births	Iraq
2020s	13.32 per 1,000 live births	14.08 per 1,000 live births	0.76 per 1,000 live births	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Iraq or Philippines?: Philippines, at 13.6 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 Philippines?: 1.1 per 1,000 live births, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Philippines?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Philippines rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Iraq ranks 68th and Philippines ranks 65th 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: 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.