Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births rose 3.45% to 6.00 in Brunei in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Brunei reached an all time high of 6.30 in 1985 and an all time low of 4.80 in 2012. When compared to Brunei's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Indonesia amounted to 12.2, 4.60 in Malaysia, 12.9 in Philippines and 10.2 in Vietnam in 2019.
Brunei has been ranked 104th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 24 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 |
| Australia | 2.40 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brunei | 5.00 | 5.20 | 5.40 | 5.60 | 5.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | 17.2 | 16.4 | 15.6 | 14.9 | 14.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 5.80 | 5.30 | 4.90 | 4.50 | 4.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 14.8 | 14.2 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Laos | 25.5 | 24.8 | 24.1 | 23.5 | 22.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 13.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.900 | |||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Thailand | 6.40 | 6.10 | 5.90 | 5.60 | 5.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.5 |
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