Kazakhstan vs United States: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Kazakhstan
3.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United States
3.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
144th
United States rank
146th
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Kazakhstan
- United States
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 3.9 per 1,000 live births against 3.7 per 1,000 live births in United States, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.
Kazakhstan ranks 144th and United States 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 | 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?
- Kazakhstan, at 3.9 per 1,000 live births against 3.7 per 1,000 live births in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Kazakhstan and United States?
- 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and United States?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and United States rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Kazakhstan ranks 144th and United States 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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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.