What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Laos and Marshall Islands?

0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Laos ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Marshall Islands?

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.

Laos vs Marshall Islands: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)

Laos

13.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Marshall Islands

12.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Laos rank

66th

Marshall Islands rank

68th

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

Laos
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Laos currently reports 13.1 per 1,000 live births against 12.5 per 1,000 live births in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.

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

Laos ranks 66th and Marshall Islands ranks 68th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
1980s	48.6 per 1,000 live births	19 per 1,000 live births	29.6 per 1,000 live births	Laos
1990s	41.77 per 1,000 live births	17.99 per 1,000 live births	23.78 per 1,000 live births	Laos
2000s	30.36 per 1,000 live births	18.83 per 1,000 live births	11.53 per 1,000 live births	Laos
2010s	19.64 per 1,000 live births	16.64 per 1,000 live births	3 per 1,000 live births	Laos
2020s	14.28 per 1,000 live births	13.34 per 1,000 live births	0.94 per 1,000 live births	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Laos or Marshall Islands?: Laos, at 13.1 per 1,000 live births against 12.5 per 1,000 live births in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Laos and Marshall Islands?: 0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Marshall Islands?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Laos and Marshall Islands rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Laos ranks 66th and Marshall Islands ranks 68th 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.