Dominican Republic vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre

Dominican Republic
0.092 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0338 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
21st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
19th

Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0250.050.0750.10.1250.15196419932023

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.092 units per square kilometre against 0.0338 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.0582 units per square kilometre.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 2.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1044 units per square kilometre 0.0468 units per square kilometre 0.0576 units per square kilometre Dominican Republic
2000s 0.1018 units per square kilometre 0.0426 units per square kilometre 0.0592 units per square kilometre Dominican Republic
2010s 0.1077 units per square kilometre 0.0399 units per square kilometre 0.0679 units per square kilometre Dominican Republic
2020s 0.0969 units per square kilometre 0.0347 units per square kilometre 0.0622 units per square kilometre Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre, Dominican Republic or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Dominican Republic, at 0.092 units per square kilometre against 0.0338 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre between Dominican Republic and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.0582 units per square kilometre, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
Dominican Republic ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th 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.