Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, France or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 1,590 deaths against 1,478 deaths in France as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between France and Syrian Arab Republic?

112 deaths, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Syrian Arab Republic?

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.

France vs Syrian Arab Republic: Number of neonatal deaths

France

1,478 deaths

in 2019

Syrian Arab Republic

1,590 deaths

in 2019

France rank

84th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

81st

Number of neonatal deaths over time

France
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 1,590 deaths against 1,478 deaths in France, a difference of 112 deaths.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.

France ranks 84th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 81st of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Syrian Arab Republic in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16,996 deaths	6,644 deaths	10,352 deaths	France
1960s	10,347 deaths	6,727 deaths	3,620 deaths	France
1970s	6,321 deaths	8,336 deaths	2,016 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
1980s	3,700 deaths	12,226 deaths	8,526 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	2,355 deaths	9,626 deaths	7,271 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	1,948 deaths	3,946 deaths	1,997 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	1,699 deaths	2,853 deaths	1,154 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, France or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 1,590 deaths against 1,478 deaths in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between France and Syrian Arab Republic?: 112 deaths, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Syrian Arab Republic?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do France and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: France ranks 84th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 81st 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.