Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.12 million against 104,789 in Ethiopia as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

1.02 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

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.

Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of neonatal deaths

Ethiopia

104,789

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

1.12 million

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

5th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

8th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.12 million against 104,789 in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.02 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 10.7 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 197 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	149,294	1.08 million	935,050	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	140,732	1.10 million	960,024	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	114,395	1.10 million	986,251	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	108,294	1.12 million	1.01 million	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.12 million against 104,789 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 1.02 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Ethiopia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th 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: 03 September 2026

Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.