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

0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Serbia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia 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.

Serbia vs Switzerland: Mortality rate, neonatal

Serbia

3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Switzerland

2.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Serbia rank

152nd

Switzerland rank

155th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Serbia
Switzerland

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 3 per 1,000 live births against 2.8 per 1,000 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

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

Serbia ranks 152nd and Switzerland ranks 155th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Serbia	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1980s	18.7 per 1,000 live births	4 per 1,000 live births	14.7 per 1,000 live births	Serbia
1990s	12.47 per 1,000 live births	3.56 per 1,000 live births	8.91 per 1,000 live births	Serbia
2000s	6.02 per 1,000 live births	3.32 per 1,000 live births	2.7 per 1,000 live births	Serbia
2010s	4.12 per 1,000 live births	2.99 per 1,000 live births	1.13 per 1,000 live births	Serbia
2020s	3.24 per 1,000 live births	2.8 per 1,000 live births	0.44 per 1,000 live births	Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Serbia or Switzerland?: Serbia, at 3 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 Serbia and Switzerland?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Switzerland?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Serbia and Switzerland rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Serbia ranks 152nd 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.