Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Germany or Sri Lanka?

Germany, at 1,442 deaths against 1,304 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Germany and Sri Lanka?

138 deaths, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sri Lanka?

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.

Germany vs Sri Lanka: Number of neonatal deaths

Germany

1,442 deaths

in 2019

Sri Lanka

1,304 deaths

in 2019

Germany rank

85th

Sri Lanka rank

88th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Germany
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Germany currently reports 1,442 deaths against 1,304 deaths in Sri Lanka, a difference of 138 deaths.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 85th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19,975 deaths	13,649 deaths	6,326 deaths	Germany
1960s	17,167 deaths	11,867 deaths	5,300 deaths	Germany
1970s	8,512 deaths	10,397 deaths	1,886 deaths	Sri Lanka
1980s	4,521 deaths	6,548 deaths	2,027 deaths	Sri Lanka
1990s	2,609 deaths	4,163 deaths	1,555 deaths	Sri Lanka
2000s	1,827 deaths	2,848 deaths	1,021 deaths	Sri Lanka
2010s	1,551 deaths	1,848 deaths	296.4 deaths	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Germany or Sri Lanka?: Germany, at 1,442 deaths against 1,304 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Germany and Sri Lanka?: 138 deaths, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sri Lanka?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Germany and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Germany ranks 85th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th 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.