What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Lithuania and Spain?

0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Lithuania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Spain?

44 years are reported by both, from 1981 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.

Lithuania vs Spain: Mortality rate, neonatal

Lithuania

1.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Spain

1.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Lithuania rank

174th

Spain rank

176th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Lithuania
Spain

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 1.9 per 1,000 live births against 1.7 per 1,000 live births in Spain, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Spain ahead.

Lithuania ranks 174th and Spain ranks 176th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6.9 per 1,000 live births	6.62 per 1,000 live births	0.2778 per 1,000 live births	Lithuania
1990s	7.75 per 1,000 live births	3.8 per 1,000 live births	3.95 per 1,000 live births	Lithuania
2000s	4.03 per 1,000 live births	2.46 per 1,000 live births	1.57 per 1,000 live births	Lithuania
2010s	2.45 per 1,000 live births	1.98 per 1,000 live births	0.47 per 1,000 live births	Lithuania
2020s	2 per 1,000 live births	1.76 per 1,000 live births	0.24 per 1,000 live births	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Lithuania or Spain?: Lithuania, at 1.9 per 1,000 live births against 1.7 per 1,000 live births in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Lithuania and Spain?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Spain?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Lithuania and Spain rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Lithuania ranks 174th and Spain ranks 176th 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.