Kuwait vs Malaysia: Mortality rate, neonatal

Kuwait
4.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malaysia
4.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kuwait rank
133rd
Malaysia rank
136th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Kuwait
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 4.4 per 1,000 live births against 4.3 per 1,000 live births in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Globally, Kuwait ranks 133rd and Malaysia ranks 136th of 195 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.