What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Palau and Saint Lucia?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Saint Lucia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Saint Lucia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1989 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.

Palau vs Saint Lucia: Mortality rate, neonatal

Palau

11.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Saint Lucia

11.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Palau rank

76th

Saint Lucia rank

75th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Palau
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 11.3 per 1,000 live births against 11.2 per 1,000 live births in Palau, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Palau ahead.

Palau ranks 76th and Saint Lucia ranks 75th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 3 and Saint Lucia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Palau	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	19.4 per 1,000 live births	12.5 per 1,000 live births	6.9 per 1,000 live births	Palau
1990s	17.09 per 1,000 live births	10.87 per 1,000 live births	6.22 per 1,000 live births	Palau
2000s	12.2 per 1,000 live births	12.65 per 1,000 live births	0.45 per 1,000 live births	Saint Lucia
2010s	11.19 per 1,000 live births	13.25 per 1,000 live births	2.06 per 1,000 live births	Saint Lucia
2020s	11.74 per 1,000 live births	11.62 per 1,000 live births	0.12 per 1,000 live births	Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Palau or Saint Lucia?: Saint Lucia, at 11.3 per 1,000 live births against 11.2 per 1,000 live births in Palau as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Palau and Saint Lucia?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Saint Lucia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Palau and Saint Lucia rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Palau ranks 76th and Saint Lucia ranks 75th 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: 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.