India vs Low & middle income: Number of neonatal deaths
India
386,212
in 2024
Low & middle income
2.24 million
in 2024
India rank
1st
Low & middle income rank
3rd
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- India
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 2.24 million against 386,212 in India, a difference of 1.85 million.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 5.8 times India's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 197 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.45 million | 4.55 million | 3.10 million | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 1.08 million | 3.56 million | 2.48 million | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 681,798 | 2.79 million | 2.11 million | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 432,777 | 2.32 million | 1.89 million | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, India or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 2.24 million against 386,212 in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between India and Low & middle income?
- 1.85 million, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Low & middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Low & middle income rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- India ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 3rd 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
Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.