Afghanistan vs Middle income: Number of neonatal deaths
Afghanistan
49,429
in 2024
Middle income
1.60 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
7th
Middle income rank
4th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Middle income
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 1.60 million against 49,429 in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.55 million.
That makes Middle income's figure about 32.4 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 7th and Middle income ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57,216 | 3.88 million | 3.83 million | Middle income |
| 2000s | 60,548 | 2.90 million | 2.84 million | Middle income |
| 2010s | 54,874 | 2.17 million | 2.11 million | Middle income |
| 2020s | 50,760 | 1.69 million | 1.64 million | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Afghanistan or Middle income?
- Middle income, at 1.60 million against 49,429 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Afghanistan and Middle income?
- 1.55 million, with Middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Middle income rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 7th and Middle income 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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About this data
Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.