What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Saudi Arabia and Switzerland?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Switzerland?

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.

Saudi Arabia vs Switzerland: Mortality rate, neonatal

Saudi Arabia

2.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Switzerland

2.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Saudi Arabia rank

154th

Switzerland rank

155th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Saudi Arabia
Switzerland

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.9 per 1,000 live births against 2.8 per 1,000 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 154th and Switzerland ranks 155th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1980s	23.2 per 1,000 live births	4 per 1,000 live births	19.2 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
1990s	16.79 per 1,000 live births	3.56 per 1,000 live births	13.23 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
2000s	8.91 per 1,000 live births	3.32 per 1,000 live births	5.59 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
2010s	4.77 per 1,000 live births	2.99 per 1,000 live births	1.78 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
2020s	3.1 per 1,000 live births	2.8 per 1,000 live births	0.3 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Saudi Arabia or Switzerland?: Saudi Arabia, at 2.9 per 1,000 live births against 2.8 per 1,000 live births in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Saudi Arabia and Switzerland?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Switzerland?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and Switzerland rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Saudi Arabia ranks 154th and Switzerland ranks 155th 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.