Russia vs Spain: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations)
Russia
0.1999 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Spain
0.1725 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Russia rank
176th
Spain rank
179th
Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) over time
- Russia
- Spain
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.1999 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1725 deaths per 100 live births in Spain, a difference of 0.0274 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 176th and Spain ranks 179th of 199 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5126 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5896 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1990s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.381 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6584 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.6685 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2471 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4214 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.4141 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1974 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2167 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.2386 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1769 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0617 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Russia or Spain?
- Russia, at 0.1999 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1725 deaths per 100 live births in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Russia and Spain?
- 0.0274 deaths per 100 live births, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Spain?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Russia and Spain rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Russia ranks 176th and Spain ranks 179th 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 .