Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, New Zealand or Trinidad and Tobago?

Trinidad and Tobago, at 156 deaths against 147 deaths in New Zealand as of 2019.

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

9 deaths, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

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

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 Trinidad and Tobago: Number of neonatal deaths

New Zealand

147 deaths

in 2019

Trinidad and Tobago

156 deaths

in 2019

New Zealand rank

145th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

143rd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

New Zealand
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 156 deaths against 147 deaths in New Zealand, a difference of 9 deaths.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

New Zealand ranks 145th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 143rd of 204 countries.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1950s	844.3 deaths	1,114 deaths	269.8 deaths	Trinidad and Tobago
1960s	768.9 deaths	911.6 deaths	142.7 deaths	Trinidad and Tobago
1970s	535.9 deaths	645.9 deaths	110 deaths	Trinidad and Tobago
1980s	339.4 deaths	581.2 deaths	241.8 deaths	Trinidad and Tobago
1990s	235.8 deaths	353.7 deaths	117.9 deaths	Trinidad and Tobago
2000s	189.1 deaths	284.2 deaths	95.1 deaths	Trinidad and Tobago
2010s	178.4 deaths	188.1 deaths	9.7 deaths	Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, New Zealand or Trinidad and Tobago?: Trinidad and Tobago, at 156 deaths against 147 deaths in New Zealand as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago?: 9 deaths, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: New Zealand ranks 145th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 143rd 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.