What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Africa Eastern and Southern and Somalia?

545,588, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Somalia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Africa Eastern and Southern vs Somalia: Number of neonatal deaths

Africa Eastern and Southern

573,125

in 2024

Somalia

27,537

in 2024

Africa Eastern and Southern rank

17th

Somalia rank

18th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Africa Eastern and Southern
Somalia

How they compare

Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 573,125 against 27,537 in Somalia, a difference of 545,588.

That makes Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 20.8 times Somalia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 17th and Somalia ranks 18th of 47 groups.

Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa Eastern and Southern	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	592,031	16,941	575,090	Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s	582,992	23,397	559,595	Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s	555,339	26,467	528,872	Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s	572,775	27,567	545,207	Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Africa Eastern and Southern or Somalia?: Africa Eastern and Southern, at 573,125 against 27,537 in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Africa Eastern and Southern and Somalia?: 545,588, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Somalia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Somalia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 17th and Somalia ranks 18th of 47 groups.
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: 03 September 2026

Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.