What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between China and Tanzania, United Republic of?

6,459 deaths, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Tanzania, United Republic of?

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 Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of neonatal deaths

China

56,445 deaths

in 2019

Tanzania, United Republic of

49,986 deaths

in 2019

China rank

6th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

9th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

China
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

China currently reports 56,445 deaths against 49,986 deaths in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 6,459 deaths.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

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

China ranks 6th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 9th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1950s	759,520 deaths	28,476 deaths	731,044 deaths	China
1960s	667,339 deaths	33,731 deaths	633,608 deaths	China
1970s	500,403 deaths	37,771 deaths	462,633 deaths	China
1980s	379,855 deaths	42,772 deaths	337,083 deaths	China
1990s	315,302 deaths	49,479 deaths	265,823 deaths	China
2000s	160,330 deaths	52,376 deaths	107,954 deaths	China
2010s	80,610 deaths	52,093 deaths	28,517 deaths	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, China or Tanzania, United Republic of?: China, at 56,445 deaths against 49,986 deaths in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between China and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 6,459 deaths, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do China and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: China ranks 6th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 9th 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.