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

Sri Lanka, at 1,304 deaths against 1,202 deaths in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.

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

102 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?

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.

Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka: Number of neonatal deaths

Saudi Arabia

1,202 deaths

in 2019

Sri Lanka

1,304 deaths

in 2019

Saudi Arabia rank

89th

Sri Lanka rank

88th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Saudi Arabia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1,304 deaths against 1,202 deaths in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 102 deaths.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 89th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6,370 deaths	13,649 deaths	7,278 deaths	Sri Lanka
1960s	7,691 deaths	11,867 deaths	4,176 deaths	Sri Lanka
1970s	9,178 deaths	10,397 deaths	1,219 deaths	Sri Lanka
1980s	10,034 deaths	6,548 deaths	3,486 deaths	Saudi Arabia
1990s	8,071 deaths	4,163 deaths	3,907 deaths	Saudi Arabia
2000s	4,249 deaths	2,848 deaths	1,401 deaths	Saudi Arabia
2010s	1,786 deaths	1,848 deaths	61.5 deaths	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Saudi Arabia or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 1,304 deaths against 1,202 deaths in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?: 102 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Saudi Arabia ranks 89th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th 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.