Afghanistan vs Arab World: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0763 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Arab World
0.0142 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
24th
Arab World rank
24th

Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Arab World
0.020.040.060.080.1198820052023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0763 units per square kilometre against 0.0142 units per square kilometre in Arab World, a difference of 0.0621 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 5.4 times Arab World's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 24th and Arab World ranks 24th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Arab World Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0877 units per square kilometre 0.021 units per square kilometre 0.0667 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 0.0928 units per square kilometre 0.0189 units per square kilometre 0.0739 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 0.0841 units per square kilometre 0.016 units per square kilometre 0.0681 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.0783 units per square kilometre 0.0144 units per square kilometre 0.0639 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Arab World?
Afghanistan, at 0.0763 units per square kilometre against 0.0142 units per square kilometre in Arab World as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Arab World?
0.0621 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Arab World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Arab World rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 24th and Arab World ranks 24th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 10,861 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of neonatal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.