Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Afghanistan or Côte d'Ivoire?

Afghanistan, at 37,406 deaths against 30,414 deaths in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Afghanistan and Côte d'Ivoire?

6,992 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Côte d'Ivoire?

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 Côte d'Ivoire: Number of neonatal deaths

Afghanistan

37,406 deaths

in 2019

Côte d'Ivoire

30,414 deaths

in 2019

Afghanistan rank

12th

Côte d'Ivoire rank

15th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Afghanistan
Côte d'Ivoire

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 37,406 deaths against 30,414 deaths in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 6,992 deaths.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 12th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 15th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Côte d'Ivoire	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29,349 deaths	13,366 deaths	15,984 deaths	Afghanistan
1960s	33,052 deaths	17,433 deaths	15,618 deaths	Afghanistan
1970s	39,321 deaths	20,640 deaths	18,681 deaths	Afghanistan
1980s	28,593 deaths	24,280 deaths	4,312 deaths	Afghanistan
1990s	37,020 deaths	30,790 deaths	6,230 deaths	Afghanistan
2000s	38,229 deaths	36,790 deaths	1,440 deaths	Afghanistan
2010s	35,724 deaths	34,176 deaths	1,548 deaths	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Afghanistan or Côte d'Ivoire?: Afghanistan, at 37,406 deaths against 30,414 deaths in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Afghanistan and Côte d'Ivoire?: 6,992 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Côte d'Ivoire?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Afghanistan ranks 12th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 15th 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.