What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Myanmar and South Africa?

748 deaths, with Myanmar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Africa?

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.

Myanmar vs South Africa: Number of neonatal deaths

Myanmar

22,196 deaths

in 2019

South Africa

21,448 deaths

in 2019

Myanmar rank

24th

South Africa rank

27th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Myanmar
South Africa

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 22,196 deaths against 21,448 deaths in South Africa, a difference of 748 deaths.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 27th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	86,000 deaths	24,973 deaths	61,027 deaths	Myanmar
1960s	84,516 deaths	27,937 deaths	56,579 deaths	Myanmar
1970s	78,008 deaths	29,729 deaths	48,279 deaths	Myanmar
1980s	70,856 deaths	28,128 deaths	42,728 deaths	Myanmar
1990s	55,907 deaths	26,888 deaths	29,019 deaths	Myanmar
2000s	41,816 deaths	32,048 deaths	9,768 deaths	Myanmar
2010s	27,423 deaths	25,342 deaths	2,080 deaths	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Myanmar or South Africa?: Myanmar, at 22,196 deaths against 21,448 deaths in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Myanmar and South Africa?: 748 deaths, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Africa?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Myanmar and South Africa rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Myanmar ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 27th 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.