Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, China or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 64,656 deaths against 56,445 deaths in China as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between China and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

8,211 deaths, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

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.

China vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Number of neonatal deaths

China

56,445 deaths

in 2019

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

64,656 deaths

in 2019

China rank

6th

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

5th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

China
Congo, Democratic Republic of the

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 64,656 deaths against 56,445 deaths in China, a difference of 8,211 deaths.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.

China ranks 6th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 5th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Difference	Ahead
1950s	759,520 deaths	39,317 deaths	720,204 deaths	China
1960s	667,339 deaths	49,264 deaths	618,076 deaths	China
1970s	500,403 deaths	57,549 deaths	442,854 deaths	China
1980s	379,855 deaths	65,280 deaths	314,575 deaths	China
1990s	315,302 deaths	74,808 deaths	240,494 deaths	China
2000s	160,330 deaths	87,261 deaths	73,069 deaths	China
2010s	80,610 deaths	76,093 deaths	4,516 deaths	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, China or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 64,656 deaths against 56,445 deaths in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between China and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 8,211 deaths, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do China and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: China ranks 6th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 5th 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.