Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Eritrea or Tajikistan?

Eritrea, at 3,867 deaths against 3,730 deaths in Tajikistan as of 2019.

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

137 deaths, with Eritrea ahead.

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

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.

Eritrea vs Tajikistan: Number of neonatal deaths

Eritrea

3,867 deaths

in 2019

Tajikistan

3,730 deaths

in 2019

Eritrea rank

63rd

Tajikistan rank

64th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Eritrea
Tajikistan

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 3,867 deaths against 3,730 deaths in Tajikistan, a difference of 137 deaths.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Eritrea ranks 63rd and Tajikistan ranks 64th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 6 and Tajikistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3,313 deaths	4,348 deaths	1,034 deaths	Tajikistan
1960s	4,066 deaths	4,062 deaths	3.8 deaths	Eritrea
1970s	4,689 deaths	3,763 deaths	926 deaths	Eritrea
1980s	5,207 deaths	4,540 deaths	667.2 deaths	Eritrea
1990s	4,692 deaths	4,655 deaths	37.3 deaths	Eritrea
2000s	4,683 deaths	4,254 deaths	429.5 deaths	Eritrea
2010s	4,277 deaths	4,071 deaths	206.2 deaths	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Eritrea or Tajikistan?: Eritrea, at 3,867 deaths against 3,730 deaths in Tajikistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Eritrea and Tajikistan?: 137 deaths, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Tajikistan?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Eritrea and Tajikistan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Eritrea ranks 63rd and Tajikistan ranks 64th 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.