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

4,033 deaths, with China ahead.

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

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 Indonesia: Number of neonatal deaths

China

56,445 deaths

in 2019

Indonesia

52,412 deaths

in 2019

China rank

6th

Indonesia rank

8th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

China
Indonesia

How they compare

China currently reports 56,445 deaths against 52,412 deaths in Indonesia, a difference of 4,033 deaths.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

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

China ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	759,520 deaths	291,763 deaths	467,757 deaths	China
1960s	667,339 deaths	282,600 deaths	384,740 deaths	China
1970s	500,403 deaths	236,042 deaths	264,362 deaths	China
1980s	379,855 deaths	174,133 deaths	205,722 deaths	China
1990s	315,302 deaths	131,748 deaths	183,554 deaths	China
2000s	160,330 deaths	104,074 deaths	56,256 deaths	China
2010s	80,610 deaths	68,266 deaths	12,344 deaths	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, China or Indonesia?: China, at 56,445 deaths against 52,412 deaths in Indonesia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between China and Indonesia?: 4,033 deaths, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do China and Indonesia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: China ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 8th 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.