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

Slovakia, at 141 deaths against 128 deaths in Puerto Rico as of 2019.

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

13 deaths, with Slovakia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico 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.

Puerto Rico vs Slovakia: Number of neonatal deaths

Puerto Rico

128 deaths

in 2019

Slovakia

141 deaths

in 2019

Puerto Rico rank

150th

Slovakia rank

148th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Puerto Rico
Slovakia

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 141 deaths against 128 deaths in Puerto Rico, a difference of 13 deaths.

That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 150th and Slovakia ranks 148th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 4 and Slovakia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,854 deaths	2,920 deaths	66.1 deaths	Slovakia
1960s	2,062 deaths	1,402 deaths	660.4 deaths	Puerto Rico
1970s	1,241 deaths	1,433 deaths	191.7 deaths	Slovakia
1980s	811.2 deaths	942.4 deaths	131.2 deaths	Slovakia
1990s	576.6 deaths	456.8 deaths	119.8 deaths	Puerto Rico
2000s	335.3 deaths	214.2 deaths	121.1 deaths	Puerto Rico
2010s	179.9 deaths	168.9 deaths	11 deaths	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Puerto Rico or Slovakia?: Slovakia, at 141 deaths against 128 deaths in Puerto Rico as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Puerto Rico and Slovakia?: 13 deaths, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Slovakia?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Puerto Rico and Slovakia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Puerto Rico ranks 150th 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.