What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Qatar and Sri Lanka?

0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sri Lanka?

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.

Qatar vs Sri Lanka: Mortality rate, neonatal

Qatar

3.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Sri Lanka

4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Qatar rank

145th

Sri Lanka rank

142nd

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Qatar
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 4 per 1,000 live births against 3.8 per 1,000 live births in Qatar, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Qatar ranks 145th and Sri Lanka ranks 142nd of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Qatar	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1980s	12.2 per 1,000 live births	15.1 per 1,000 live births	2.9 per 1,000 live births	Sri Lanka
1990s	8.9 per 1,000 live births	12.49 per 1,000 live births	3.59 per 1,000 live births	Sri Lanka
2000s	5.62 per 1,000 live births	7.84 per 1,000 live births	2.22 per 1,000 live births	Sri Lanka
2010s	4 per 1,000 live births	5.53 per 1,000 live births	1.53 per 1,000 live births	Sri Lanka
2020s	3.84 per 1,000 live births	4.3 per 1,000 live births	0.46 per 1,000 live births	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Qatar or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 4 per 1,000 live births against 3.8 per 1,000 live births in Qatar as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Qatar and Sri Lanka?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sri Lanka?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Qatar and Sri Lanka rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Qatar ranks 145th and Sri Lanka ranks 142nd 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.