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

Lesotho, at 1,350 deaths against 1,304 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho 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.

Lesotho vs Sri Lanka: Number of neonatal deaths

Lesotho

1,350 deaths

in 2019

Sri Lanka

1,304 deaths

in 2019

Lesotho rank

87th

Sri Lanka rank

88th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Lesotho
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1,350 deaths against 1,304 deaths in Sri Lanka, a difference of 46 deaths.

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

Lesotho ranks 87th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 204 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,343 deaths	13,649 deaths	12,306 deaths	Sri Lanka
1960s	1,642 deaths	11,867 deaths	10,225 deaths	Sri Lanka
1970s	1,947 deaths	10,397 deaths	8,450 deaths	Sri Lanka
1980s	2,369 deaths	6,548 deaths	4,179 deaths	Sri Lanka
1990s	2,514 deaths	4,163 deaths	1,650 deaths	Sri Lanka
2000s	2,109 deaths	2,848 deaths	739.2 deaths	Sri Lanka
2010s	1,558 deaths	1,848 deaths	289.3 deaths	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Lesotho or Sri Lanka?: Lesotho, at 1,350 deaths against 1,304 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Lesotho and Sri Lanka?: 46 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sri Lanka?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Lesotho and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Lesotho ranks 87th 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.