Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Côte d'Ivoire or Somalia?

Côte d'Ivoire, at 30,414 deaths against 27,005 deaths in Somalia as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Côte d'Ivoire and Somalia?

3,409 deaths, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Somalia?

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.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Somalia: Number of neonatal deaths

Côte d'Ivoire

30,414 deaths

in 2019

Somalia

27,005 deaths

in 2019

Côte d'Ivoire rank

15th

Somalia rank

18th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Somalia

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 30,414 deaths against 27,005 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 3,409 deaths.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 18th of 204 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	13,366 deaths	6,431 deaths	6,935 deaths	Côte d'Ivoire
1960s	17,433 deaths	8,322 deaths	9,111 deaths	Côte d'Ivoire
1970s	20,640 deaths	11,842 deaths	8,798 deaths	Côte d'Ivoire
1980s	24,280 deaths	16,228 deaths	8,052 deaths	Côte d'Ivoire
1990s	30,790 deaths	17,179 deaths	13,610 deaths	Côte d'Ivoire
2000s	36,790 deaths	22,905 deaths	13,884 deaths	Côte d'Ivoire
2010s	34,176 deaths	25,673 deaths	8,504 deaths	Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Côte d'Ivoire or Somalia?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 30,414 deaths against 27,005 deaths in Somalia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Côte d'Ivoire and Somalia?: 3,409 deaths, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Somalia?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Somalia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 18th 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.