China vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Number of neonatal deaths

China
22,892
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
413,726
in 2024
China rank
25th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
24th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

  • China
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k199020072024

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 413,726 against 22,892 in China, a difference of 390,834.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'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 (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th of 197 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 542,688 580,463 37,775 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 251,261 531,000 279,739 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 102,691 498,222 395,532 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 30,237 430,254 400,018 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

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 (IDA & IBRD)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 413,726 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
390,834, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
China ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th 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

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

Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.