Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, New Zealand or Slovakia?

New Zealand, at 147 deaths against 141 deaths in Slovakia as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between New Zealand and Slovakia?

6 deaths, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Slovakia?

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.

New Zealand vs Slovakia: Number of neonatal deaths

New Zealand

147 deaths

in 2019

Slovakia

141 deaths

in 2019

New Zealand rank

145th

Slovakia rank

148th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

New Zealand
Slovakia

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 147 deaths against 141 deaths in Slovakia, a difference of 6 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.

New Zealand ranks 145th and Slovakia ranks 148th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Slovakia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	844.3 deaths	2,920 deaths	2,076 deaths	Slovakia
1960s	768.9 deaths	1,402 deaths	633.1 deaths	Slovakia
1970s	535.9 deaths	1,433 deaths	897.2 deaths	Slovakia
1980s	339.4 deaths	942.4 deaths	603 deaths	Slovakia
1990s	235.8 deaths	456.8 deaths	221 deaths	Slovakia
2000s	189.1 deaths	214.2 deaths	25.1 deaths	Slovakia
2010s	178.4 deaths	168.9 deaths	9.5 deaths	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, New Zealand or Slovakia?: New Zealand, at 147 deaths against 141 deaths in Slovakia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between New Zealand and Slovakia?: 6 deaths, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Slovakia?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do New Zealand and Slovakia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: New Zealand ranks 145th and Slovakia ranks 148th 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.