Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Palestine: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.047 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Palestine
0.2239 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
9th
Palestine rank
8th

Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Palestine
00.10.20.30.4198820052023

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 0.2239 units per square kilometre against 0.047 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.1769 units per square kilometre.

That makes Palestine's figure about 4.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th and Palestine ranks 8th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0519 units per square kilometre 0.3641 units per square kilometre 0.3122 units per square kilometre Palestine
2000s 0.0516 units per square kilometre 0.3221 units per square kilometre 0.2705 units per square kilometre Palestine
2010s 0.0471 units per square kilometre 0.2802 units per square kilometre 0.2331 units per square kilometre Palestine
2020s 0.0468 units per square kilometre 0.2265 units per square kilometre 0.1797 units per square kilometre Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or Palestine?
Palestine, at 0.2239 units per square kilometre against 0.047 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Palestine?
0.1769 units per square kilometre, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Palestine?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Palestine rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th and Palestine ranks 8th of 47 groups.
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.