Afghanistan vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Number of neonatal deaths, per capita

Afghanistan
0.0012 units per person
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.0008 units per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
6th
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
7th

Number of neonatal deaths, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.0010.0020.0030.004198820062024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0012 units per person against 0.0008 units per person in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 0.0004 units per person.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 6th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 7th of 197 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0036 units per person 0.002 units per person 0.0016 units per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.0026 units per person 0.0015 units per person 0.0011 units per person Afghanistan
2010s 0.0017 units per person 0.0011 units per person 0.0006 units per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.0012 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0.0004 units per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per capita, Afghanistan or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Afghanistan, at 0.0012 units per person against 0.0008 units per person in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per capita between Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
0.0004 units per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 6th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 7th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 11,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.