Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Ethiopia or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 277,187 deaths against 97,920 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Ethiopia and Nigeria?

179,267 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?

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.

Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Number of neonatal deaths

Ethiopia

97,920 deaths

in 2019

Nigeria

277,187 deaths

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

4th

Nigeria rank

2nd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Ethiopia
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 277,187 deaths against 97,920 deaths in Ethiopia, a difference of 179,267 deaths.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.8 times Ethiopia's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1950s	73,652 deaths	139,326 deaths	65,674 deaths	Nigeria
1960s	83,432 deaths	155,658 deaths	72,226 deaths	Nigeria
1970s	103,446 deaths	176,412 deaths	72,966 deaths	Nigeria
1980s	122,877 deaths	189,516 deaths	66,639 deaths	Nigeria
1990s	140,924 deaths	237,352 deaths	96,429 deaths	Nigeria
2000s	136,982 deaths	286,856 deaths	149,874 deaths	Nigeria
2010s	111,646 deaths	290,644 deaths	178,999 deaths	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Ethiopia or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 277,187 deaths against 97,920 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Ethiopia and Nigeria?: 179,267 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Ethiopia ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 2nd 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.