Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs United States: Number of neonatal deaths

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
25,632
in 2024
United States
13,347
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
39th
United States rank
38th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • United States
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196919962024

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 25,632 against 13,347 in United States, a difference of 12,285.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.9 times United States's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 39th and United States ranks 38th of 47 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) United States Difference Ahead
1990s 98,220 20,236 77,984 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 58,719 18,106 40,612 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 38,081 15,360 22,722 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 28,172 13,122 15,051 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or United States?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 25,632 against 13,347 in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and United States?
12,285, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and United States?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and United States rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 39th and United States ranks 38th 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

Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.