Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births rose 0% to 4.70 in United Arab Emirates in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in United Arab Emirates reached an all time high of 18.1 in 1978 and an all time low of 4.30 in 2012. When compared to United Arab Emirates's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Bahrain amounted to 3.10, 5.10 in Oman, 3.80 in Qatar and 3.90 in Saudi Arabia in 2017.
United Arab Emirates has been ranked 115th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 16 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oman | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 4.90 | 4.60 | 4.30 | 4.10 | 3.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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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