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

Afghanistan, at 37,406 deaths against 30,566 deaths in Niger as of 2019.

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

6,840 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.

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

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 Niger: Number of neonatal deaths

Afghanistan

37,406 deaths

in 2019

Niger

30,566 deaths

in 2019

Afghanistan rank

12th

Niger rank

14th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Afghanistan
Niger

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 37,406 deaths against 30,566 deaths in Niger, a difference of 6,840 deaths.

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

Across all 70 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 12th and Niger ranks 14th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29,349 deaths	10,095 deaths	19,254 deaths	Afghanistan
1960s	33,052 deaths	13,184 deaths	19,868 deaths	Afghanistan
1970s	39,321 deaths	17,013 deaths	22,308 deaths	Afghanistan
1980s	28,593 deaths	19,242 deaths	9,351 deaths	Afghanistan
1990s	37,020 deaths	23,357 deaths	13,663 deaths	Afghanistan
2000s	38,229 deaths	26,080 deaths	12,150 deaths	Afghanistan
2010s	35,724 deaths	27,973 deaths	7,751 deaths	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Afghanistan or Niger?: Afghanistan, at 37,406 deaths against 30,566 deaths in Niger as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Afghanistan and Niger?: 6,840 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Niger?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Niger rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Afghanistan ranks 12th and Niger ranks 14th 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.