Lithuania vs Russian Federation: Mortality rate, neonatal

Lithuania
1.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Russian Federation
2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lithuania rank
175th
Russian Federation rank
174th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Lithuania
  • Russian Federation
24681012198120022024

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 2 per 1,000 live births against 1.9 per 1,000 live births in Lithuania, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Lithuania ranks 175th and Russian Federation ranks 174th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1980s 6.8 per 1,000 live births 11 per 1,000 live births 4.2 per 1,000 live births Russian Federation
1990s 7.75 per 1,000 live births 10.39 per 1,000 live births 2.64 per 1,000 live births Russian Federation
2000s 4.03 per 1,000 live births 6.67 per 1,000 live births 2.64 per 1,000 live births Russian Federation
2010s 2.45 per 1,000 live births 4.16 per 1,000 live births 1.71 per 1,000 live births Russian Federation
2020s 2 per 1,000 live births 2.4 per 1,000 live births 0.4 per 1,000 live births Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Lithuania or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 2 per 1,000 live births against 1.9 per 1,000 live births in Lithuania as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Lithuania and Russian Federation?
0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Russian Federation?
36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Lithuania and Russian Federation rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Lithuania ranks 175th and Russian Federation ranks 174th 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.