India vs Middle income: Number of neonatal deaths

India
386,212
in 2024
Middle income
1.60 million
in 2024
India rank
1st
Middle income rank
4th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

  • India
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 1.60 million against 386,212 in India, a difference of 1.21 million.

That makes Middle income's figure about 4.1 times India's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 4th of 197 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 1.45 million 3.88 million 2.43 million Middle income
2000s 1.08 million 2.90 million 1.82 million Middle income
2010s 681,798 2.17 million 1.49 million Middle income
2020s 432,777 1.69 million 1.26 million Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, India or Middle income?
Middle income, at 1.60 million against 386,212 in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between India and Middle income?
1.21 million, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do India and Middle income rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
India ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 4th 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

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.