Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Afghanistan or Indonesia?

Afghanistan, at 49,429 against 40,915 in Indonesia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Indonesia?

37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Indonesia: Number of neonatal deaths by region

Afghanistan

49,429

in 2024

Indonesia

40,915

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

7th

Indonesia rank

9th

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

Afghanistan
Indonesia

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 49,429 against 40,915 in Indonesia, a difference of 8,514.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Indonesia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 9th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	47,118	149,272	102,153	Indonesia
1990s	57,216	128,486	71,269	Indonesia
2000s	60,548	95,092	34,544	Indonesia
2010s	54,874	67,824	12,950	Indonesia
2020s	50,760	44,917	5,844	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Afghanistan or Indonesia?: Afghanistan, at 49,429 against 40,915 in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Afghanistan and Indonesia?: 8,514, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Indonesia?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Indonesia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: Afghanistan ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 9th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 9,865 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.