What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between OECD members and Yemen?

16.99 per 1,000 live births, with Yemen ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Yemen?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

OECD members vs Yemen: Mortality rate, neonatal

OECD members

3.91 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Yemen

20.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

OECD members rank

41st

Yemen rank

41st

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

OECD members
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 20.9 per 1,000 live births against 3.91 per 1,000 live births in OECD members, a difference of 16.99 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Yemen's figure about 5.3 times OECD members's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 41st of 47 groups.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	OECD members	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.99 per 1,000 live births	40.66 per 1,000 live births	31.67 per 1,000 live births	Yemen
2000s	5.71 per 1,000 live births	31.9 per 1,000 live births	26.19 per 1,000 live births	Yemen
2010s	4.33 per 1,000 live births	24.54 per 1,000 live births	20.21 per 1,000 live births	Yemen
2020s	4 per 1,000 live births	21.72 per 1,000 live births	17.72 per 1,000 live births	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, OECD members or Yemen?: Yemen, at 20.9 per 1,000 live births against 3.91 per 1,000 live births in OECD members as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between OECD members and Yemen?: 16.99 per 1,000 live births, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Yemen?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do OECD members and Yemen rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: OECD members ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 41st 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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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: 03 September 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.