South Sudan vs United States of America: Number of neonatal deaths

South Sudan
12,029 deaths
in 2019
United States of America
14,046 deaths
in 2019
South Sudan rank
36th
United States of America rank
33rd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

  • South Sudan
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 14,046 deaths against 12,029 deaths in South Sudan, a difference of 2,017 deaths.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times South Sudan's.

Across all 70 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

South Sudan ranks 36th and United States of America ranks 33rd of 204 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Sudan United States of America Difference Ahead
1950s 6,440 deaths 79,414 deaths 72,973 deaths United States of America
1960s 8,044 deaths 67,577 deaths 59,533 deaths United States of America
1970s 9,345 deaths 39,531 deaths 30,186 deaths United States of America
1980s 10,688 deaths 26,624 deaths 15,936 deaths United States of America
1990s 12,166 deaths 20,410 deaths 8,243 deaths United States of America
2000s 14,204 deaths 18,526 deaths 4,321 deaths United States of America
2010s 13,711 deaths 15,333 deaths 1,622 deaths United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, South Sudan or United States of America?
United States of America, at 14,046 deaths against 12,029 deaths in South Sudan as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between South Sudan and United States of America?
2,017 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and United States of America?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do South Sudan and United States of America rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
South Sudan ranks 36th and United States of America ranks 33rd 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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About this data

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

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.