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South Africa vs Trinidad and Tobago: Mortality rate, neonatal

South Africa
12.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
12.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Africa rank
70th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
67th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • South Africa
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 12.6 per 1,000 live births against 12.4 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

South Africa ranks 70th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 67th of 197 countries.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1970s 27.64 per 1,000 live births 27.66 per 1,000 live births 0.02 per 1,000 live births Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 23.6 per 1,000 live births 23.99 per 1,000 live births 0.39 per 1,000 live births Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 17.9 per 1,000 live births 20.79 per 1,000 live births 2.89 per 1,000 live births Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 13.03 per 1,000 live births 18.54 per 1,000 live births 5.51 per 1,000 live births Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 11.89 per 1,000 live births 15.62 per 1,000 live births 3.73 per 1,000 live births Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 11.98 per 1,000 live births 13.34 per 1,000 live births 1.36 per 1,000 live births Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, South Africa or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 12.6 per 1,000 live births against 12.4 per 1,000 live births in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
South Africa ranks 70th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 67th 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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South Africa vs Trinidad and Tobago: Mortality rate, neonatal. Statizoid, drawing on UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/mortality-rate-neonatal-per-1-000-live-births/south-africa/trinidad-and-tobago/

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About this data

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.