Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, South Sudan or United States of America?

South Sudan, at 13,744 against 13,347 in United States of America as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and United States of America?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

South Sudan vs United States of America: Number of neonatal deaths by region

South Sudan

13,744

in 2024

United States of America

13,347

in 2024

South Sudan rank

37th

United States of America rank

38th

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

South Sudan
United States of America

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 13,744 against 13,347 in United States of America, a difference of 397.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.

South Sudan ranks 37th and United States of America ranks 38th of 195 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Sudan	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	16,654	20,236	3,582	United States of America
2000s	16,548	18,106	1,558	United States of America
2010s	15,511	15,360	151.2	South Sudan
2020s	12,905	13,122	216.4	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, South Sudan or United States of America?: South Sudan, at 13,744 against 13,347 in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between South Sudan and United States of America?: 397, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and United States of America?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do South Sudan and United States of America rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: South Sudan ranks 37th and United States of America ranks 38th 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.