Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Lesotho or Saudi Arabia?

Lesotho, at 1,350 deaths against 1,202 deaths in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Lesotho and Saudi Arabia?

148 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Saudi Arabia?

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.

Lesotho vs Saudi Arabia: Number of neonatal deaths

Lesotho

1,350 deaths

in 2019

Saudi Arabia

1,202 deaths

in 2019

Lesotho rank

87th

Saudi Arabia rank

89th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Lesotho
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1,350 deaths against 1,202 deaths in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 148 deaths.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

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

Lesotho ranks 87th and Saudi Arabia ranks 89th of 204 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,343 deaths	6,370 deaths	5,027 deaths	Saudi Arabia
1960s	1,642 deaths	7,691 deaths	6,048 deaths	Saudi Arabia
1970s	1,947 deaths	9,178 deaths	7,231 deaths	Saudi Arabia
1980s	2,369 deaths	10,034 deaths	7,664 deaths	Saudi Arabia
1990s	2,514 deaths	8,071 deaths	5,557 deaths	Saudi Arabia
2000s	2,109 deaths	4,249 deaths	2,140 deaths	Saudi Arabia
2010s	1,558 deaths	1,786 deaths	227.8 deaths	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Lesotho or Saudi Arabia?: Lesotho, at 1,350 deaths against 1,202 deaths in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Lesotho and Saudi Arabia?: 148 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Saudi Arabia?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Lesotho and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Lesotho ranks 87th and Saudi Arabia ranks 89th 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.