Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Paraguay or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 1,269 against 1,174 in Paraguay as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sri Lanka?

57 years are reported by both, from 1968 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.

Paraguay vs Sri Lanka: Number of neonatal deaths by region

Paraguay

1,174

in 2024

Sri Lanka

1,269

in 2024

Paraguay rank

94th

Sri Lanka rank

92nd

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

Paraguay
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1,269 against 1,174 in Paraguay, a difference of 95.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

Across all 57 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Paraguay ranks 94th and Sri Lanka ranks 92nd of 195 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2,716	12,876	10,160	Sri Lanka
1970s	2,725	10,698	7,973	Sri Lanka
1980s	3,076	6,571	3,495	Sri Lanka
1990s	2,843	4,226	1,383	Sri Lanka
2000s	2,102	2,935	833.5	Sri Lanka
2010s	1,620	1,941	321.1	Sri Lanka
2020s	1,268	1,400	132.2	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Paraguay or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 1,269 against 1,174 in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Paraguay and Sri Lanka?: 95, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sri Lanka?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Paraguay and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: Paraguay ranks 94th and Sri Lanka ranks 92nd 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.