Afghanistan vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of neonatal deaths

Afghanistan
37,406 deaths
in 2019
Tanzania, United Republic of
49,986 deaths
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
12th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
9th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 49,986 deaths against 37,406 deaths in Afghanistan, a difference of 12,580 deaths.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 12th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 9th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 29,349 deaths 28,476 deaths 873.2 deaths Afghanistan
1960s 33,052 deaths 33,731 deaths 679.4 deaths Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s 39,321 deaths 37,771 deaths 1,551 deaths Afghanistan
1980s 28,593 deaths 42,772 deaths 14,179 deaths Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 37,020 deaths 49,479 deaths 12,459 deaths Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s 38,229 deaths 52,376 deaths 14,146 deaths Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s 35,724 deaths 52,093 deaths 16,368 deaths Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Afghanistan or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 49,986 deaths against 37,406 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?
12,580 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 9th 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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About this data

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

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.