What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Mozambique and Niger?

1,531 deaths, with Niger ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Niger?

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.

Mozambique vs Niger: Number of neonatal deaths

Mozambique

29,035 deaths

in 2019

Niger

30,566 deaths

in 2019

Mozambique rank

16th

Niger rank

14th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Mozambique
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 30,566 deaths against 29,035 deaths in Mozambique, a difference of 1,531 deaths.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

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

Mozambique ranks 16th and Niger ranks 14th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1950s	22,200 deaths	10,095 deaths	12,105 deaths	Mozambique
1960s	24,600 deaths	13,184 deaths	11,416 deaths	Mozambique
1970s	29,065 deaths	17,013 deaths	12,052 deaths	Mozambique
1980s	31,927 deaths	19,242 deaths	12,685 deaths	Mozambique
1990s	32,701 deaths	23,357 deaths	9,344 deaths	Mozambique
2000s	33,446 deaths	26,080 deaths	7,367 deaths	Mozambique
2010s	30,524 deaths	27,973 deaths	2,551 deaths	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Mozambique or Niger?: Niger, at 30,566 deaths against 29,035 deaths in Mozambique as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Mozambique and Niger?: 1,531 deaths, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Niger?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Mozambique and Niger rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Mozambique ranks 16th and Niger ranks 14th 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.