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

Europe & Central Asia, at 39,197 against 13,744 in South Sudan as of 2024.

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

25,453, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.

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

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 Sudan: Number of neonatal deaths

Europe & Central Asia

39,197

in 2024

South Sudan

13,744

in 2024

Europe & Central Asia rank

35th

South Sudan rank

37th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Europe & Central Asia
South Sudan

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 39,197 against 13,744 in South Sudan, a difference of 25,453.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 2.9 times South Sudan's.

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

Europe & Central Asia ranks 35th and South Sudan ranks 37th 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 Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	141,886	16,654	125,232	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	86,064	16,548	69,516	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	58,794	15,511	43,283	Europe & Central Asia
2020s	42,635	12,905	29,730	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 Sudan?: Europe & Central Asia, at 39,197 against 13,744 in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Europe & Central Asia and South Sudan?: 25,453, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and South Sudan?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and South Sudan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 35th and South Sudan ranks 37th 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.