Dominican Republic vs Yemen: Neonatal mortality rate
Dominican Republic
2.12 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Yemen
2.09 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
40th
Yemen rank
42nd
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Dominican Republic
- Yemen
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 2.12 deaths per 100 live births against 2.09 deaths per 100 live births in Yemen, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Yemen ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 40th and Yemen ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 8.15 deaths per 100 live births | 4.09 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 1970s | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | 6.88 deaths per 100 live births | 3.02 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 1980s | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | 5.13 deaths per 100 live births | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 1990s | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 2000s | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.873 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 2010s | 2.42 deaths per 100 live births | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0322 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 2020s | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0679 deaths per 100 live births | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Dominican Republic or Yemen?
- Dominican Republic, at 2.12 deaths per 100 live births against 2.09 deaths per 100 live births in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Dominican Republic and Yemen?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Yemen?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Yemen rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 40th and Yemen ranks 42nd 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 .