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Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)

Saudi Arabia
2.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United Kingdom
3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
154th
United Kingdom rank
152nd

Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 3 per 1,000 live births against 2.9 per 1,000 live births in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 154th and United Kingdom ranks 152nd 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 United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 23.2 per 1,000 live births 4.6 per 1,000 live births 18.6 per 1,000 live births Saudi Arabia
1990s 16.79 per 1,000 live births 4.15 per 1,000 live births 12.64 per 1,000 live births Saudi Arabia
2000s 8.91 per 1,000 live births 3.47 per 1,000 live births 5.44 per 1,000 live births Saudi Arabia
2010s 4.77 per 1,000 live births 2.74 per 1,000 live births 2.03 per 1,000 live births Saudi Arabia
2020s 3.1 per 1,000 live births 2.9 per 1,000 live births 0.2 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 United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 3 per 1,000 live births against 2.9 per 1,000 live births in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom?
0.1 per 1,000 live births, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom?
36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Saudi Arabia ranks 154th and United Kingdom ranks 152nd 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

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.