China vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Number of neonatal deaths
China
22,892
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
415,020
in 2024
China rank
25th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
23rd
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- China
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 415,020 against 22,892 in China, a difference of 392,128.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 18.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.
China ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 197 countries.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 542,688 | 582,655 | 39,967 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 251,261 | 532,940 | 281,679 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 102,691 | 499,910 | 397,219 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 30,237 | 431,605 | 401,368 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, China or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 415,020 against 22,892 in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 392,128, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- China ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd 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.