What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Kuwait and Malaysia?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?

40 years are reported by both, from 1985 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.

Kuwait vs Malaysia: Mortality rate, neonatal

Kuwait

4.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Malaysia

4.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Kuwait rank

134th

Malaysia rank

137th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Kuwait
Malaysia

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 4.4 per 1,000 live births against 4.3 per 1,000 live births in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 134th and Malaysia ranks 137th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	11.64 per 1,000 live births	8.54 per 1,000 live births	3.1 per 1,000 live births	Kuwait
1990s	8.24 per 1,000 live births	6.45 per 1,000 live births	1.79 per 1,000 live births	Kuwait
2000s	5.98 per 1,000 live births	4.41 per 1,000 live births	1.57 per 1,000 live births	Kuwait
2010s	5.11 per 1,000 live births	4.21 per 1,000 live births	0.9 per 1,000 live births	Kuwait
2020s	4.68 per 1,000 live births	4.26 per 1,000 live births	0.42 per 1,000 live births	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Kuwait or Malaysia?: Kuwait, at 4.4 per 1,000 live births against 4.3 per 1,000 live births in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Kuwait and Malaysia?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Malaysia rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Kuwait ranks 134th and Malaysia ranks 137th of 196 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: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 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.