Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, France or Turkmenistan?

Turkmenistan, at 1,512 deaths against 1,478 deaths in France as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between France and Turkmenistan?

34 deaths, with Turkmenistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Turkmenistan?

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 Turkmenistan: Number of neonatal deaths

France

1,478 deaths

in 2019

Turkmenistan

1,512 deaths

in 2019

France rank

84th

Turkmenistan rank

83rd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

France
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 1,512 deaths against 1,478 deaths in France, a difference of 34 deaths.

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

France ranks 84th and Turkmenistan ranks 83rd of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Turkmenistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16,996 deaths	2,385 deaths	14,611 deaths	France
1960s	10,347 deaths	2,308 deaths	8,039 deaths	France
1970s	6,321 deaths	2,274 deaths	4,047 deaths	France
1980s	3,700 deaths	2,926 deaths	774.3 deaths	France
1990s	2,355 deaths	2,670 deaths	315.2 deaths	Turkmenistan
2000s	1,948 deaths	2,218 deaths	270.2 deaths	Turkmenistan
2010s	1,699 deaths	1,882 deaths	183.3 deaths	Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, France or Turkmenistan?: Turkmenistan, at 1,512 deaths against 1,478 deaths in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between France and Turkmenistan?: 34 deaths, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Turkmenistan?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do France and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: France ranks 84th and Turkmenistan ranks 83rd 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.