Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, North Macedonia or Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico, at 128 deaths against 123 deaths in North Macedonia as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between North Macedonia and Puerto Rico?

5 deaths, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Puerto Rico?

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.

North Macedonia vs Puerto Rico: Number of neonatal deaths

North Macedonia

123 deaths

in 2019

Puerto Rico

128 deaths

in 2019

North Macedonia rank

152nd

Puerto Rico rank

150th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

North Macedonia
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 128 deaths against 123 deaths in North Macedonia, a difference of 5 deaths.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Macedonia ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 152nd and Puerto Rico ranks 150th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Macedonia	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,832 deaths	2,854 deaths	22.6 deaths	Puerto Rico
1960s	1,781 deaths	2,062 deaths	281.2 deaths	Puerto Rico
1970s	1,192 deaths	1,241 deaths	49.2 deaths	Puerto Rico
1980s	904.9 deaths	811.2 deaths	93.7 deaths	North Macedonia
1990s	422.7 deaths	576.6 deaths	153.9 deaths	Puerto Rico
2000s	204.2 deaths	335.3 deaths	131.1 deaths	Puerto Rico
2010s	151.7 deaths	179.9 deaths	28.2 deaths	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, North Macedonia or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 128 deaths against 123 deaths in North Macedonia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between North Macedonia and Puerto Rico?: 5 deaths, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Puerto Rico?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do North Macedonia and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: North Macedonia ranks 152nd and Puerto Rico ranks 150th 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.