What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Central African Republic and Rwanda?

424, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Rwanda?

53 years are reported by both, from 1972 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.

Central African Republic vs Rwanda: Number of neonatal deaths by region

Central African Republic

7,362

in 2024

Rwanda

6,938

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

46th

Rwanda rank

49th

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

Central African Republic
Rwanda

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 7,362 against 6,938 in Rwanda, a difference of 424.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Rwanda ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 46th and Rwanda ranks 49th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	5,533	14,707	9,175	Rwanda
1980s	6,410	14,860	8,449	Rwanda
1990s	6,884	14,445	7,561	Rwanda
2000s	7,163	11,602	4,439	Rwanda
2010s	7,200	7,605	405.4	Rwanda
2020s	7,578	7,069	508.8	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Central African Republic or Rwanda?: Central African Republic, at 7,362 against 6,938 in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Central African Republic and Rwanda?: 424, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Rwanda?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Rwanda rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: Central African Republic ranks 46th and Rwanda ranks 49th 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.