Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Niger: Mortality rate, neonatal
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 32.8 per 1,000 live births against 23.86 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 8.94 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Niger ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43 per 1,000 live births | 50.54 per 1,000 live births | 7.54 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 2000s | 36.15 per 1,000 live births | 38.62 per 1,000 live births | 2.47 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 2010s | 28.87 per 1,000 live births | 34.34 per 1,000 live births | 5.47 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 2020s | 25.05 per 1,000 live births | 33.54 per 1,000 live births | 8.49 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Niger?
- Niger, at 32.8 per 1,000 live births against 23.86 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Niger?
- 8.94 per 1,000 live births, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Niger?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Niger rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Niger ranks 8th of 47 groups.
- 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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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.