Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Europe & Central Asia or South Africa?

Europe & Central Asia, at 39,197 against 14,715 in South Africa as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Europe & Central Asia and South Africa?

24,482, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and South 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.

Europe & Central Asia vs South Africa: Number of neonatal deaths

Europe & Central Asia

39,197

in 2024

South Africa

14,715

in 2024

Europe & Central Asia rank

35th

South Africa rank

34th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Europe & Central Asia
South Africa

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 39,197 against 14,715 in South Africa, a difference of 24,482.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 2.7 times South Africa's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 34th of 47 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	141,886	20,144	121,742	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	86,064	14,364	71,700	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	58,794	13,995	44,799	Europe & Central Asia
2020s	42,635	14,211	28,424	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Europe & Central Asia or South Africa?: Europe & Central Asia, at 39,197 against 14,715 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Europe & Central Asia and South Africa?: 24,482, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and South Africa?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and South Africa rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 34th 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.