Brunei vs Nicaragua: Neonatal mortality rate
Brunei
0.568 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.531 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Brunei rank
122nd
Nicaragua rank
123rd
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Brunei
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 0.568 deaths per 100 live births against 0.531 deaths per 100 live births in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.037 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Brunei ranks 122nd and Nicaragua ranks 123rd of 199 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6064 deaths per 100 live births | 2.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.5467 deaths per 100 live births | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.4995 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9661 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.5142 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5661 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.5618 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7477 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1859 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Brunei or Nicaragua?
- Brunei, at 0.568 deaths per 100 live births against 0.531 deaths per 100 live births in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Brunei and Nicaragua?
- 0.037 deaths per 100 live births, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Nicaragua?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Nicaragua rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Brunei ranks 122nd and Nicaragua ranks 123rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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 .