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

33,264 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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.

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

64,656 deaths

in 2019

Ethiopia

97,920 deaths

in 2019

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

5th

Ethiopia rank

4th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 97,920 deaths against 64,656 deaths in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 33,264 deaths.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.5 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 5th and Ethiopia ranks 4th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	39,317 deaths	73,652 deaths	34,335 deaths	Ethiopia
1960s	49,264 deaths	83,432 deaths	34,168 deaths	Ethiopia
1970s	57,549 deaths	103,446 deaths	45,896 deaths	Ethiopia
1980s	65,280 deaths	122,877 deaths	57,597 deaths	Ethiopia
1990s	74,808 deaths	140,924 deaths	66,116 deaths	Ethiopia
2000s	87,261 deaths	136,982 deaths	49,721 deaths	Ethiopia
2010s	76,093 deaths	111,646 deaths	35,552 deaths	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 97,920 deaths against 64,656 deaths in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Ethiopia?: 33,264 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Ethiopia?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Ethiopia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 5th 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.