Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Indonesia or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.12 million against 40,915 in Indonesia as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

1.08 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Sub-Saharan 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.

Indonesia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of neonatal deaths

Indonesia

40,915

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

1.12 million

in 2024

Indonesia rank

9th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

8th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Indonesia
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.12 million against 40,915 in Indonesia, a difference of 1.08 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 27.5 times Indonesia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 197 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	128,486	1.08 million	955,858	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	95,092	1.10 million	1.01 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	67,824	1.10 million	1.03 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	44,917	1.12 million	1.07 million	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Indonesia or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.12 million against 40,915 in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 1.08 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Indonesia ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th 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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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.