Australia vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Neonatal mortality rate
Australia
0.2276 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
0.2419 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Australia rank
171st
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
168th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Australia
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 0.2419 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2276 deaths per 100 live births in Australia, a difference of 0.0143 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Turks and Caicos Islands has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 171st and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 168th of 199 countries.
Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4849 deaths per 100 live births | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6906 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1990s | 0.3935 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8708 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4772 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 0.3262 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5017 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1755 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 0.2447 deaths per 100 live births | 0.332 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0872 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 0.2327 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2582 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0254 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Australia or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 0.2419 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2276 deaths per 100 live births in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Australia and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.0143 deaths per 100 live births, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Australia ranks 171st and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 168th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed 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
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .