What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Italy and Russia?

0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Russia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Russia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1989 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.

Italy vs Russia: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)

Italy

1.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Russia

2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Italy rank

176th

Russia rank

174th

Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) over time

Italy
Russia

How they compare

Russia currently reports 2 per 1,000 live births against 1.8 per 1,000 live births in Italy, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 176th and Russia ranks 174th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6.8 per 1,000 live births	11 per 1,000 live births	4.2 per 1,000 live births	Russia
1990s	4.95 per 1,000 live births	10.39 per 1,000 live births	5.44 per 1,000 live births	Russia
2000s	2.83 per 1,000 live births	6.67 per 1,000 live births	3.84 per 1,000 live births	Russia
2010s	2.14 per 1,000 live births	4.16 per 1,000 live births	2.02 per 1,000 live births	Russia
2020s	1.8 per 1,000 live births	2.4 per 1,000 live births	0.6 per 1,000 live births	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Italy or Russia?: Russia, at 2 per 1,000 live births against 1.8 per 1,000 live births in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Italy and Russia?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Russia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Italy and Russia rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Italy ranks 176th and Russia ranks 174th 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: 29 October 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.