What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?

636, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?

40 years are reported by both, from 1985 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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Number of neonatal deaths by region

Democratic Republic of Congo

105,425

in 2024

Ethiopia

104,789

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

Ethiopia rank

5th

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Ethiopia

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 105,425 against 104,789 in Ethiopia, a difference of 636.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 195 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	61,824	136,929	75,105	Ethiopia
1990s	72,335	149,294	76,959	Ethiopia
2000s	77,675	140,732	63,058	Ethiopia
2010s	84,738	114,395	29,657	Ethiopia
2020s	101,873	108,294	6,420	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 105,425 against 104,789 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 636, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Ethiopia ranks 5th 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: 30 October 2026

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