Brazil vs China: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Brazil
18,331
in 2024
China
22,892
in 2024
Brazil rank
26th
China rank
25th
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 22,892 against 18,331 in Brazil, a difference of 4,561.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 26th and China ranks 25th of 195 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78,168 | 542,688 | 464,520 | China |
| 2000s | 46,531 | 251,261 | 204,730 | China |
| 2010s | 28,871 | 102,691 | 73,820 | China |
| 2020s | 21,724 | 30,237 | 8,513 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Brazil or China?
- China, at 22,892 against 18,331 in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Brazil and China?
- 4,561, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Brazil ranks 26th and China ranks 25th 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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About this data
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.