Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Namibia or Nicaragua?

Namibia, at 1,019 deaths against 860 deaths in Nicaragua as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Namibia and Nicaragua?

159 deaths, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nicaragua?

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.

Namibia vs Nicaragua: Number of neonatal deaths

Namibia

1,019 deaths

in 2019

Nicaragua

860 deaths

in 2019

Namibia rank

92nd

Nicaragua rank

95th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Namibia
Nicaragua

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1,019 deaths against 860 deaths in Nicaragua, a difference of 159 deaths.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.

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

Namibia ranks 92nd and Nicaragua ranks 95th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1950s	875.1 deaths	3,518 deaths	2,643 deaths	Nicaragua
1960s	1,010 deaths	3,478 deaths	2,468 deaths	Nicaragua
1970s	1,096 deaths	3,492 deaths	2,397 deaths	Nicaragua
1980s	1,264 deaths	3,398 deaths	2,134 deaths	Nicaragua
1990s	1,278 deaths	2,556 deaths	1,278 deaths	Nicaragua
2000s	1,243 deaths	1,611 deaths	368.1 deaths	Nicaragua
2010s	1,110 deaths	1,084 deaths	25.4 deaths	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Namibia or Nicaragua?: Namibia, at 1,019 deaths against 860 deaths in Nicaragua as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Namibia and Nicaragua?: 159 deaths, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nicaragua?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Namibia and Nicaragua rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Namibia ranks 92nd and Nicaragua ranks 95th 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.