Sub-Saharan Africa vs United States of America: Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate

Sub-Saharan Africa
-0.08 % change on previous year
in 2024
United States of America
2.72 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
8th
United States of America rank
10th

Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 2.72 % change on previous year against -0.08 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2.8 % change on previous year.

That makes United States of America's figure about 34.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 10th of 34 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7936 % change on previous year -3.15 % change on previous year 3.95 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s -0.1364 % change on previous year -0.5832 % change on previous year 0.4468 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 0.0777 % change on previous year -1.8 % change on previous year 1.88 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 0.2772 % change on previous year -1.08 % change on previous year 1.35 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate, Sub-Saharan Africa or United States of America?
United States of America, at 2.72 % change on previous year against -0.08 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate between Sub-Saharan Africa and United States of America?
2.8 % change on previous year, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United States of America rank globally for neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 10th of 34 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 11,131 data points, 1953–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.