Ethiopia vs India: Number of neonatal deaths

Ethiopia
97,920 deaths
in 2019
India
557,579 deaths
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
4th
India rank
1st

Number of neonatal deaths over time

  • Ethiopia
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 557,579 deaths against 97,920 deaths in Ethiopia, a difference of 459,659 deaths.

That makes India's figure about 5.7 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 70 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 4th and India ranks 1st of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia India Difference Ahead
1950s 73,652 deaths 1.33 million deaths 1.25 million deaths India
1960s 83,432 deaths 1.44 million deaths 1.36 million deaths India
1970s 103,446 deaths 1.42 million deaths 1.32 million deaths India
1980s 122,877 deaths 1.42 million deaths 1.30 million deaths India
1990s 140,924 deaths 1.16 million deaths 1.02 million deaths India
2000s 136,982 deaths 981,881 deaths 844,899 deaths India
2010s 111,646 deaths 715,189 deaths 603,543 deaths India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Ethiopia or India?
India, at 557,579 deaths against 97,920 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Ethiopia and India?
459,659 deaths, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and India?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Ethiopia and India rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
Ethiopia ranks 4th and India ranks 1st 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

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

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.