What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Libya and Thailand?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Thailand?

53 years are reported by both, from 1972 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.

Libya vs Thailand: Mortality rate, neonatal

Libya

5.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Thailand

5.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Libya rank

124th

Thailand rank

126th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Libya
Thailand

How they compare

Libya currently reports 5.2 per 1,000 live births against 5.1 per 1,000 live births in Thailand, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Thailand ahead.

Libya ranks 124th and Thailand ranks 126th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	33.64 per 1,000 live births	37.74 per 1,000 live births	4.1 per 1,000 live births	Thailand
1980s	25.19 per 1,000 live births	25.82 per 1,000 live births	0.63 per 1,000 live births	Thailand
1990s	18.3 per 1,000 live births	16.39 per 1,000 live births	1.91 per 1,000 live births	Libya
2000s	12.49 per 1,000 live births	9.97 per 1,000 live births	2.52 per 1,000 live births	Libya
2010s	7.36 per 1,000 live births	6.79 per 1,000 live births	0.57 per 1,000 live births	Libya
2020s	5.68 per 1,000 live births	5.42 per 1,000 live births	0.26 per 1,000 live births	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Libya or Thailand?: Libya, at 5.2 per 1,000 live births against 5.1 per 1,000 live births in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Libya and Thailand?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Thailand?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Libya and Thailand rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Libya ranks 124th and Thailand ranks 126th 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.