Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Dominican Republic or Eritrea?

Dominican Republic, at 3,914 deaths against 3,867 deaths in Eritrea as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Dominican Republic and Eritrea?

47 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Eritrea?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Eritrea: Number of neonatal deaths

Dominican Republic

3,914 deaths

in 2019

Eritrea

3,867 deaths

in 2019

Dominican Republic rank

62nd

Eritrea rank

63rd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Dominican Republic
Eritrea

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 3,914 deaths against 3,867 deaths in Eritrea, a difference of 47 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 62nd and Eritrea ranks 63rd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6,900 deaths	3,313 deaths	3,587 deaths	Dominican Republic
1960s	7,938 deaths	4,066 deaths	3,872 deaths	Dominican Republic
1970s	8,040 deaths	4,689 deaths	3,351 deaths	Dominican Republic
1980s	6,874 deaths	5,207 deaths	1,666 deaths	Dominican Republic
1990s	5,907 deaths	4,692 deaths	1,215 deaths	Dominican Republic
2000s	4,950 deaths	4,683 deaths	267.2 deaths	Dominican Republic
2010s	4,448 deaths	4,277 deaths	170.7 deaths	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Dominican Republic or Eritrea?: Dominican Republic, at 3,914 deaths against 3,867 deaths in Eritrea as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Dominican Republic and Eritrea?: 47 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Eritrea?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Dominican Republic and Eritrea rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Dominican Republic ranks 62nd and Eritrea ranks 63rd 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.