Afghanistan vs Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates

Afghanistan
49,429
in 2024
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
29,074
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
7th
Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank
9th

Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Eastern Europe and Central Asia
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k199020072024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 49,429 against 29,074 in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, a difference of 20,355.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.7 times Eastern Europe and Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eastern Europe and Central Asia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 7th and Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 9th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Eastern Europe and Central Asia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Eastern Europe and Central Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 57,216 118,208 60,992 Eastern Europe and Central Asia
2000s 60,548 71,121 10,573 Eastern Europe and Central Asia
2010s 54,874 46,939 7,935 Afghanistan
2020s 50,760 32,304 18,456 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal deaths - un igme estimates, Afghanistan or Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
Afghanistan, at 49,429 against 29,074 in Eastern Europe and Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in neonatal deaths - un igme estimates between Afghanistan and Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
20,355, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank globally for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates?
Afghanistan ranks 7th and Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 9th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
212 places, 7,420 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed