Congo vs Liberia: Number of neonatal deaths
Congo
2,678 deaths
in 2019
Liberia
3,216 deaths
in 2019
Congo rank
69th
Liberia rank
67th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Congo
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 3,216 deaths against 2,678 deaths in Congo, a difference of 538 deaths.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
Across all 70 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 69th and Liberia ranks 67th of 204 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,459 deaths | 4,624 deaths | 2,165 deaths | Liberia |
| 1960s | 2,689 deaths | 5,584 deaths | 2,896 deaths | Liberia |
| 1970s | 2,936 deaths | 6,522 deaths | 3,586 deaths | Liberia |
| 1980s | 2,842 deaths | 6,973 deaths | 4,131 deaths | Liberia |
| 1990s | 3,099 deaths | 4,904 deaths | 1,806 deaths | Liberia |
| 2000s | 3,610 deaths | 4,672 deaths | 1,062 deaths | Liberia |
| 2010s | 3,262 deaths | 3,727 deaths | 464.4 deaths | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Congo or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 3,216 deaths against 2,678 deaths in Congo as of 2019.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Congo and Liberia?
- 538 deaths, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Liberia?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Congo and Liberia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Congo ranks 69th and Liberia ranks 67th 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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About this data
Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.