Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Ecuador or Liberia?

Liberia, at 3,216 deaths against 2,723 deaths in Ecuador as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Ecuador and Liberia?

493 deaths, with Liberia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Liberia?

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.

Ecuador vs Liberia: Number of neonatal deaths

Ecuador

2,723 deaths

in 2019

Liberia

3,216 deaths

in 2019

Ecuador rank

68th

Liberia rank

67th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Ecuador
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 3,216 deaths against 2,723 deaths in Ecuador, a difference of 493 deaths.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 68th and Liberia ranks 67th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	8,740 deaths	4,624 deaths	4,115 deaths	Ecuador
1960s	9,637 deaths	5,584 deaths	4,052 deaths	Ecuador
1970s	8,559 deaths	6,522 deaths	2,037 deaths	Ecuador
1980s	6,656 deaths	6,973 deaths	317.2 deaths	Liberia
1990s	5,364 deaths	4,904 deaths	460.1 deaths	Ecuador
2000s	4,655 deaths	4,672 deaths	16.7 deaths	Liberia
2010s	3,175 deaths	3,727 deaths	552 deaths	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Ecuador or Liberia?: Liberia, at 3,216 deaths against 2,723 deaths in Ecuador as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Ecuador and Liberia?: 493 deaths, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Liberia?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Ecuador and Liberia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Ecuador ranks 68th 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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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.