Mauritius vs Syria: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations)
Mauritius
0.9591 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Syria
0.9508 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritius rank
84th
Syria rank
86th
Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) over time
- Mauritius
- Syria
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 0.9591 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9508 deaths per 100 live births in Syria, a difference of 0.0083 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 84th and Syria ranks 86th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.96 deaths per 100 live births | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8242 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5202 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 0.177 deaths per 100 live births | Syria |
| 1990s | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0117 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0593 deaths per 100 live births | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.938 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1063 deaths per 100 live births | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.9684 deaths per 100 live births | 1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0342 deaths per 100 live births | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Mauritius or Syria?
- Mauritius, at 0.9591 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9508 deaths per 100 live births in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Mauritius and Syria?
- 0.0083 deaths per 100 live births, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Syria?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Syria rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Mauritius ranks 84th and Syria ranks 86th 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 .