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

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Iraq ahead.

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

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 South Africa: Mortality rate, neonatal

Iraq

12.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

South Africa

12.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Iraq rank

68th

South Africa rank

70th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Iraq
South Africa

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 12.5 per 1,000 live births against 12.4 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 68th and South Africa ranks 70th of 197 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	28.31 per 1,000 live births	22.67 per 1,000 live births	5.64 per 1,000 live births	Iraq
1990s	25.25 per 1,000 live births	17.9 per 1,000 live births	7.35 per 1,000 live births	Iraq
2000s	22.23 per 1,000 live births	13.03 per 1,000 live births	9.2 per 1,000 live births	Iraq
2010s	17.05 per 1,000 live births	11.89 per 1,000 live births	5.16 per 1,000 live births	Iraq
2020s	13.32 per 1,000 live births	11.98 per 1,000 live births	1.34 per 1,000 live births	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Iraq or South Africa?: Iraq, at 12.5 per 1,000 live births against 12.4 per 1,000 live births in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Iraq and South Africa?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Africa?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Iraq and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Iraq ranks 68th and South Africa ranks 70th 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: 03 September 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.