Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, China or Ethiopia?

Ethiopia, at 97,920 deaths against 56,445 deaths in China as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between China and Ethiopia?

41,475 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ethiopia?

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 Ethiopia: Number of neonatal deaths

China

56,445 deaths

in 2019

Ethiopia

97,920 deaths

in 2019

China rank

6th

Ethiopia rank

4th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

China
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 97,920 deaths against 56,445 deaths in China, a difference of 41,475 deaths.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.7 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 Ethiopia ranks 4th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	759,520 deaths	73,652 deaths	685,868 deaths	China
1960s	667,339 deaths	83,432 deaths	583,908 deaths	China
1970s	500,403 deaths	103,446 deaths	396,958 deaths	China
1980s	379,855 deaths	122,877 deaths	256,978 deaths	China
1990s	315,302 deaths	140,924 deaths	174,379 deaths	China
2000s	160,330 deaths	136,982 deaths	23,348 deaths	China
2010s	80,610 deaths	111,646 deaths	31,036 deaths	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, China or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 97,920 deaths against 56,445 deaths in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between China and Ethiopia?: 41,475 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ethiopia?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do China and Ethiopia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: China ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 4th 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.