Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Central African Republic or Rwanda?

Central African Republic, at 7,774 deaths against 7,029 deaths in Rwanda as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Central African Republic and Rwanda?

745 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Rwanda?

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.

Central African Republic vs Rwanda: Number of neonatal deaths

Central African Republic

7,774 deaths

in 2019

Rwanda

7,029 deaths

in 2019

Central African Republic rank

50th

Rwanda rank

51st

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Central African Republic
Rwanda

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 7,774 deaths against 7,029 deaths in Rwanda, a difference of 745 deaths.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

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

Central African Republic ranks 50th and Rwanda ranks 51st of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4,384 deaths	12,118 deaths	7,734 deaths	Rwanda
1960s	5,128 deaths	12,676 deaths	7,548 deaths	Rwanda
1970s	5,649 deaths	14,520 deaths	8,871 deaths	Rwanda
1980s	6,044 deaths	14,653 deaths	8,610 deaths	Rwanda
1990s	6,950 deaths	11,545 deaths	4,594 deaths	Rwanda
2000s	8,206 deaths	10,103 deaths	1,897 deaths	Rwanda
2010s	8,201 deaths	7,772 deaths	428.7 deaths	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Central African Republic or Rwanda?: Central African Republic, at 7,774 deaths against 7,029 deaths in Rwanda as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Central African Republic and Rwanda?: 745 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Rwanda?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Central African Republic and Rwanda rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Central African Republic ranks 50th and Rwanda ranks 51st 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.