Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Afghanistan or Brazil?

Afghanistan, at 37,406 deaths against 31,559 deaths in Brazil as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Afghanistan and Brazil?

5,847 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Brazil?

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Brazil: Number of neonatal deaths

Afghanistan

37,406 deaths

in 2019

Brazil

31,559 deaths

in 2019

Afghanistan rank

12th

Brazil rank

13th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Afghanistan
Brazil

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 37,406 deaths against 31,559 deaths in Brazil, a difference of 5,847 deaths.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 12th and Brazil ranks 13th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Brazil	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29,349 deaths	193,695 deaths	164,345 deaths	Brazil
1960s	33,052 deaths	186,182 deaths	153,131 deaths	Brazil
1970s	39,321 deaths	163,430 deaths	124,109 deaths	Brazil
1980s	28,593 deaths	120,820 deaths	92,228 deaths	Brazil
1990s	37,020 deaths	77,918 deaths	40,898 deaths	Brazil
2000s	38,229 deaths	60,664 deaths	22,435 deaths	Brazil
2010s	35,724 deaths	40,542 deaths	4,817 deaths	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Afghanistan or Brazil?: Afghanistan, at 37,406 deaths against 31,559 deaths in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Afghanistan and Brazil?: 5,847 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Brazil?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Brazil rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Afghanistan ranks 12th and Brazil ranks 13th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.