Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Ireland or Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico, at 128 deaths against 124 deaths in Ireland as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Ireland and Puerto Rico?

4 deaths, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Puerto Rico?

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.

Ireland vs Puerto Rico: Number of neonatal deaths

Ireland

124 deaths

in 2019

Puerto Rico

128 deaths

in 2019

Ireland rank

151st

Puerto Rico rank

150th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Ireland
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 128 deaths against 124 deaths in Ireland, a difference of 4 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Ireland ranks 151st and Puerto Rico ranks 150th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,338 deaths	2,854 deaths	1,517 deaths	Puerto Rico
1960s	986.5 deaths	2,062 deaths	1,076 deaths	Puerto Rico
1970s	736.9 deaths	1,241 deaths	504.5 deaths	Puerto Rico
1980s	371.9 deaths	811.2 deaths	439.3 deaths	Puerto Rico
1990s	219.3 deaths	576.6 deaths	357.3 deaths	Puerto Rico
2000s	197.2 deaths	335.3 deaths	138.1 deaths	Puerto Rico
2010s	156.8 deaths	179.9 deaths	23.1 deaths	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Ireland or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 128 deaths against 124 deaths in Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Ireland and Puerto Rico?: 4 deaths, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Puerto Rico?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Ireland and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Ireland ranks 151st and Puerto Rico ranks 150th 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.