What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Syrian Arab Republic and Ukraine?

134 deaths, with Ukraine ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Ukraine?

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.

Syrian Arab Republic vs Ukraine: Number of neonatal deaths

Syrian Arab Republic

1,590 deaths

in 2019

Ukraine

1,724 deaths

in 2019

Syrian Arab Republic rank

81st

Ukraine rank

80th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Syrian Arab Republic
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 1,724 deaths against 1,590 deaths in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 134 deaths.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

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

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 81st and Ukraine ranks 80th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Syrian Arab Republic averaged higher in 4 and Ukraine in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Syrian Arab Republic	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6,644 deaths	22,109 deaths	15,466 deaths	Ukraine
1960s	6,727 deaths	14,065 deaths	7,337 deaths	Ukraine
1970s	8,336 deaths	11,212 deaths	2,876 deaths	Ukraine
1980s	12,226 deaths	9,768 deaths	2,458 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	9,626 deaths	5,898 deaths	3,728 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	3,946 deaths	3,059 deaths	886.7 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	2,853 deaths	2,250 deaths	602.8 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Syrian Arab Republic or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 1,724 deaths against 1,590 deaths in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Syrian Arab Republic and Ukraine?: 134 deaths, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Ukraine?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Syrian Arab Republic and Ukraine rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Syrian Arab Republic ranks 81st and Ukraine ranks 80th 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.