Egypt vs South Sudan: Number of neonatal deaths
Egypt
11,756 deaths
in 2019
South Sudan
12,029 deaths
in 2019
Egypt rank
37th
South Sudan rank
36th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Egypt
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 12,029 deaths against 11,756 deaths in Egypt, a difference of 273 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 37th and South Sudan ranks 36th of 204 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 100,399 deaths | 6,440 deaths | 93,959 deaths | Egypt |
| 1960s | 97,257 deaths | 8,044 deaths | 89,212 deaths | Egypt |
| 1970s | 95,861 deaths | 9,345 deaths | 86,516 deaths | Egypt |
| 1980s | 83,481 deaths | 10,688 deaths | 72,793 deaths | Egypt |
| 1990s | 49,092 deaths | 12,166 deaths | 36,926 deaths | Egypt |
| 2000s | 35,994 deaths | 14,204 deaths | 21,790 deaths | Egypt |
| 2010s | 16,697 deaths | 13,711 deaths | 2,986 deaths | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Egypt or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 12,029 deaths against 11,756 deaths in Egypt as of 2019.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Egypt and South Sudan?
- 273 deaths, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Sudan?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and South Sudan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Egypt ranks 37th and South Sudan ranks 36th 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.