Kazakhstan vs United States of America: Mortality rate, neonatal

Kazakhstan
3.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United States of America
3.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
144th
United States of America rank
146th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • United States of America
510152025196819962024

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 3.9 per 1,000 live births against 3.7 per 1,000 live births in United States of America, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.

Kazakhstan ranks 144th and United States of America ranks 146th of 197 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 25.7 per 1,000 live births 11.19 per 1,000 live births 14.51 per 1,000 live births Kazakhstan
1980s 23.23 per 1,000 live births 7.12 per 1,000 live births 16.11 per 1,000 live births Kazakhstan
1990s 23.78 per 1,000 live births 5.11 per 1,000 live births 18.67 per 1,000 live births Kazakhstan
2000s 19.5 per 1,000 live births 4.46 per 1,000 live births 15.04 per 1,000 live births Kazakhstan
2010s 6.89 per 1,000 live births 3.93 per 1,000 live births 2.96 per 1,000 live births Kazakhstan
2020s 4.48 per 1,000 live births 3.58 per 1,000 live births 0.9 per 1,000 live births Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Kazakhstan or United States of America?
Kazakhstan, at 3.9 per 1,000 live births against 3.7 per 1,000 live births in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Kazakhstan and United States of America?
0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and United States of America?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and United States of America rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Kazakhstan ranks 144th and United States of America ranks 146th 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.