Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Afghanistan or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 105,425 against 49,429 in Afghanistan as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?

55,996, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?

37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Number of neonatal deaths

Afghanistan

49,429

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo

105,425

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

7th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Afghanistan
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 105,425 against 49,429 in Afghanistan, a difference of 55,996.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 2.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 7th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th of 197 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1980s	47,118	63,550	16,432	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	57,216	72,335	15,119	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	60,548	77,675	17,126	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	54,874	84,738	29,864	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	50,760	101,873	51,113	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Afghanistan or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 105,425 against 49,429 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 55,996, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Afghanistan ranks 7th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 11,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.