What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Albania and Cook Islands?

0.0329 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Cook Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Cook Islands?

35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Cook Islands: Neonatal mortality rate

Albania

0.6859 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

Cook Islands

0.7188 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

Albania rank

116th

Cook Islands rank

113th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

Albania
Cook Islands

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 0.7188 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.6859 Deaths per 1000 live births in Albania, a difference of 0.0329 Deaths per 1000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 116th and Cook Islands ranks 113th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 3 and Cook Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Cook Islands	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.3 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.28 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.0188 Deaths per 1000 live births	Albania
1990s	1.24 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.2 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.04 Deaths per 1000 live births	Albania
2000s	1.03 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.8388 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.1915 Deaths per 1000 live births	Albania
2010s	0.639 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.7128 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.0737 Deaths per 1000 live births	Cook Islands
2020s	0.7034 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.738 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.0346 Deaths per 1000 live births	Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Albania or Cook Islands?: Cook Islands, at 0.7188 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.6859 Deaths per 1000 live births in Albania as of 2023.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Albania and Cook Islands?: 0.0329 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Cook Islands?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Albania and Cook Islands rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?: Albania ranks 116th and Cook Islands ranks 113th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: Deaths per 1000 live births
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.