What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Bahamas and Egypt?

0.0099 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Egypt ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Egypt?

55 years are reported by both, from 1969 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.

Bahamas vs Egypt: Neonatal mortality rate

Bahamas

0.9153 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

Egypt

0.9252 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

Bahamas rank

93rd

Egypt rank

92nd

Neonatal mortality rate over time

Bahamas
Egypt

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.9252 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.9153 Deaths per 1000 live births in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0099 Deaths per 1000 live births.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 93rd and Egypt ranks 92nd of 199 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Egypt	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.09 Deaths per 1000 live births	6.05 Deaths per 1000 live births	3.96 Deaths per 1000 live births	Egypt
1970s	2.1 Deaths per 1000 live births	5.8 Deaths per 1000 live births	3.7 Deaths per 1000 live births	Egypt
1980s	1.66 Deaths per 1000 live births	4.34 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.68 Deaths per 1000 live births	Egypt
1990s	1.01 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.79 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.78 Deaths per 1000 live births	Egypt
2000s	0.8423 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.92 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.08 Deaths per 1000 live births	Egypt
2010s	0.8697 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.27 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.3974 Deaths per 1000 live births	Egypt
2020s	0.937 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.9743 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.0373 Deaths per 1000 live births	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Bahamas or Egypt?: Egypt, at 0.9252 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.9153 Deaths per 1000 live births in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Bahamas and Egypt?: 0.0099 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Egypt?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Egypt rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?: Bahamas ranks 93rd and Egypt ranks 92nd 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.