Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births rose 0% to 4.90 in Kuwait in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Kuwait reached an all time high of 12.5 in 1985 and an all time low of 4.90 in 2018. When compared to Kuwait's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Bahrain amounted to 3.00, 14.9 in Iraq, 8.60 in Iran and 3.60 in Saudi Arabia in 2019.
Kuwait has been ranked 112th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Neonatal Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Bahrain | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.10 | 3.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iran | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.60 | 9.20 | 8.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | 17.5 | 17.0 | 16.4 | 15.9 | 15.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | 10.6 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.70 | 9.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | 5.00 | 4.90 | 4.90 | 4.90 | 4.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 46.2 | 45.2 | 44.3 | 43.3 | 42.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 4.90 | 4.60 | 4.30 | 4.10 | 3.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Syria | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | 23.0 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 23.8 | 23.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 4.20 | 4.10 | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | 28.1 | 28.2 | 28.2 | 28.2 | 28.2 |
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