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

Turkmenistan, at 1,512 deaths against 1,442 deaths in Germany as of 2019.

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

70 deaths, with Turkmenistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany 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.

Germany vs Turkmenistan: Number of neonatal deaths

Germany

1,442 deaths

in 2019

Turkmenistan

1,512 deaths

in 2019

Germany rank

85th

Turkmenistan rank

83rd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Germany
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 1,512 deaths against 1,442 deaths in Germany, a difference of 70 deaths.

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

Germany ranks 85th and Turkmenistan ranks 83rd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19,975 deaths	2,385 deaths	17,590 deaths	Germany
1960s	17,167 deaths	2,308 deaths	14,859 deaths	Germany
1970s	8,512 deaths	2,274 deaths	6,238 deaths	Germany
1980s	4,521 deaths	2,926 deaths	1,595 deaths	Germany
1990s	2,609 deaths	2,670 deaths	61.8 deaths	Turkmenistan
2000s	1,827 deaths	2,218 deaths	391.5 deaths	Turkmenistan
2010s	1,551 deaths	1,882 deaths	330.7 deaths	Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Germany or Turkmenistan?: Turkmenistan, at 1,512 deaths against 1,442 deaths in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Germany and Turkmenistan?: 70 deaths, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Turkmenistan?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Germany and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Germany ranks 85th 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.