What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Japan and North Macedonia?

0.2 per 1,000 live births, with North Macedonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North Macedonia?

43 years are reported by both, from 1982 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.

Japan vs North Macedonia: Mortality rate, neonatal

Japan

0.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

North Macedonia

1.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Japan rank

193rd

North Macedonia rank

191st

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Japan
North Macedonia

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 1.1 per 1,000 live births against 0.9 per 1,000 live births in Japan, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, North Macedonia has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 193rd and North Macedonia ranks 191st of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.35 per 1,000 live births	19.59 per 1,000 live births	16.24 per 1,000 live births	North Macedonia
1990s	2.19 per 1,000 live births	13.25 per 1,000 live births	11.06 per 1,000 live births	North Macedonia
2000s	1.47 per 1,000 live births	8.45 per 1,000 live births	6.98 per 1,000 live births	North Macedonia
2010s	0.96 per 1,000 live births	6.86 per 1,000 live births	5.9 per 1,000 live births	North Macedonia
2020s	0.82 per 1,000 live births	2.08 per 1,000 live births	1.26 per 1,000 live births	North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Japan or North Macedonia?: North Macedonia, at 1.1 per 1,000 live births against 0.9 per 1,000 live births in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Japan and North Macedonia?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North Macedonia?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Japan and North Macedonia rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Japan ranks 193rd and North Macedonia ranks 191st 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.