Kuwait vs Oman: Neonatal mortality rate
Kuwait
0.4836 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Oman
0.4705 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Kuwait rank
131st
Oman rank
133rd
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Kuwait
- Oman
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.4836 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.4705 Deaths per 1000 live births in Oman, a difference of 0.0131 Deaths per 1000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Oman ahead.
Kuwait ranks 131st and Oman ranks 133rd of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Oman in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.16 Deaths per 1000 live births | 2.15 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.9825 Deaths per 1000 live births | Oman |
| 1990s | 0.8248 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1.2 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.3706 Deaths per 1000 live births | Oman |
| 2000s | 0.5977 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.608 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.0103 Deaths per 1000 live births | Oman |
| 2010s | 0.5105 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.5109 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.0004 Deaths per 1000 live births | Oman |
| 2020s | 0.4907 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.4788 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.0119 Deaths per 1000 live births | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Kuwait or Oman?
- Kuwait, at 0.4836 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.4705 Deaths per 1000 live births in Oman as of 2023.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Kuwait and Oman?
- 0.0131 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Oman?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Oman rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Kuwait ranks 131st and Oman ranks 133rd 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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About this data
The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.