Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Senegal or South Sudan?

South Sudan, at 12,029 deaths against 11,658 deaths in Senegal as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Senegal and South Sudan?

371 deaths, with South Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and South Sudan?

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.

Senegal vs South Sudan: Number of neonatal deaths

Senegal

11,658 deaths

in 2019

South Sudan

12,029 deaths

in 2019

Senegal rank

39th

South Sudan rank

36th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Senegal
South Sudan

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 12,029 deaths against 11,658 deaths in Senegal, a difference of 371 deaths.

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

Senegal ranks 39th and South Sudan ranks 36th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 5 and South Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	7,752 deaths	6,440 deaths	1,312 deaths	Senegal
1960s	10,148 deaths	8,044 deaths	2,104 deaths	Senegal
1970s	12,222 deaths	9,345 deaths	2,877 deaths	Senegal
1980s	12,768 deaths	10,688 deaths	2,079 deaths	Senegal
1990s	13,731 deaths	12,166 deaths	1,565 deaths	Senegal
2000s	14,033 deaths	14,204 deaths	171.8 deaths	South Sudan
2010s	12,896 deaths	13,711 deaths	814.8 deaths	South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Senegal or South Sudan?: South Sudan, at 12,029 deaths against 11,658 deaths in Senegal as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Senegal and South Sudan?: 371 deaths, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and South Sudan?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Senegal and South Sudan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Senegal ranks 39th and South Sudan ranks 36th 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.