What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Burkina Faso and Somalia?

115 deaths, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Somalia?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Somalia: Number of neonatal deaths

Burkina Faso

26,890 deaths

in 2019

Somalia

27,005 deaths

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

19th

Somalia rank

18th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Burkina Faso
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 27,005 deaths against 26,890 deaths in Burkina Faso, a difference of 115 deaths.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Somalia ranks 18th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16,282 deaths	6,431 deaths	9,850 deaths	Burkina Faso
1960s	17,401 deaths	8,322 deaths	9,078 deaths	Burkina Faso
1970s	19,900 deaths	11,842 deaths	8,058 deaths	Burkina Faso
1980s	21,891 deaths	16,228 deaths	5,663 deaths	Burkina Faso
1990s	21,513 deaths	17,179 deaths	4,334 deaths	Burkina Faso
2000s	22,707 deaths	22,905 deaths	197.9 deaths	Somalia
2010s	25,737 deaths	25,673 deaths	64.4 deaths	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Burkina Faso or Somalia?: Somalia, at 27,005 deaths against 26,890 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Burkina Faso and Somalia?: 115 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Somalia?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Somalia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Somalia ranks 18th 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.