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

Saudi Arabia, at 1,202 deaths against 1,019 deaths in Namibia as of 2019.

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

183 deaths, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia 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.

Namibia vs Saudi Arabia: Number of neonatal deaths

Namibia

1,019 deaths

in 2019

Saudi Arabia

1,202 deaths

in 2019

Namibia rank

92nd

Saudi Arabia rank

89th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Namibia
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1,202 deaths against 1,019 deaths in Namibia, a difference of 183 deaths.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.

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

Namibia ranks 92nd 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	Namibia	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	875.1 deaths	6,370 deaths	5,495 deaths	Saudi Arabia
1960s	1,010 deaths	7,691 deaths	6,681 deaths	Saudi Arabia
1970s	1,096 deaths	9,178 deaths	8,082 deaths	Saudi Arabia
1980s	1,264 deaths	10,034 deaths	8,769 deaths	Saudi Arabia
1990s	1,278 deaths	8,071 deaths	6,793 deaths	Saudi Arabia
2000s	1,243 deaths	4,249 deaths	3,006 deaths	Saudi Arabia
2010s	1,110 deaths	1,786 deaths	676.3 deaths	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Namibia or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 1,202 deaths against 1,019 deaths in Namibia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Namibia and Saudi Arabia?: 183 deaths, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Saudi Arabia?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Namibia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Namibia ranks 92nd 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.