What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Iraq and Tajikistan?

0.03 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tajikistan?

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.

Iraq vs Tajikistan: Neonatal mortality rate

Iraq

1.29 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

Tajikistan

1.26 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

Iraq rank

68th

Tajikistan rank

71st

Neonatal mortality rate over time

Iraq
Tajikistan

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 1.29 Deaths per 1000 live births against 1.26 Deaths per 1000 live births in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.03 Deaths per 1000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Iraq ranks 68th and Tajikistan ranks 71st of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Tajikistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.71 Deaths per 1000 live births	3.14 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.4292 Deaths per 1000 live births	Tajikistan
1990s	2.52 Deaths per 1000 live births	3.02 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.4998 Deaths per 1000 live births	Tajikistan
2000s	2.22 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.39 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.1701 Deaths per 1000 live births	Tajikistan
2010s	1.71 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.69 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.0222 Deaths per 1000 live births	Iraq
2020s	1.35 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.33 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.0209 Deaths per 1000 live births	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Iraq or Tajikistan?: Iraq, at 1.29 Deaths per 1000 live births against 1.26 Deaths per 1000 live births in Tajikistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Iraq and Tajikistan?: 0.03 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tajikistan?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Tajikistan rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?: Iraq ranks 68th and Tajikistan ranks 71st 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.