Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Canada or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 1,304 deaths against 1,113 deaths in Canada as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Canada and Sri Lanka?

191 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sri Lanka?

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.

Canada vs Sri Lanka: Number of neonatal deaths

Canada

1,113 deaths

in 2019

Sri Lanka

1,304 deaths

in 2019

Canada rank

91st

Sri Lanka rank

88th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Canada
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1,304 deaths against 1,113 deaths in Canada, a difference of 191 deaths.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 91st and Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1950s	9,560 deaths	13,649 deaths	4,089 deaths	Sri Lanka
1960s	7,016 deaths	11,867 deaths	4,851 deaths	Sri Lanka
1970s	3,586 deaths	10,397 deaths	6,811 deaths	Sri Lanka
1980s	2,049 deaths	6,548 deaths	4,499 deaths	Sri Lanka
1990s	1,519 deaths	4,163 deaths	2,644 deaths	Sri Lanka
2000s	1,267 deaths	2,848 deaths	1,581 deaths	Sri Lanka
2010s	1,227 deaths	1,848 deaths	620.4 deaths	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Canada or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 1,304 deaths against 1,113 deaths in Canada as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Canada and Sri Lanka?: 191 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sri Lanka?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Canada and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Canada ranks 91st and Sri Lanka ranks 88th 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.