Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Philippines: Number of neonatal deaths

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
415,020
in 2024
Philippines
25,061
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
23rd
Philippines rank
22nd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Philippines
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196019922024

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 415,020 against 25,061 in Philippines, a difference of 389,959.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 16.6 times Philippines's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Philippines ranks 22nd of 47 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Philippines Difference Ahead
1990s 582,655 39,114 543,541 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 532,940 36,897 496,043 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 499,910 32,284 467,625 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 431,605 26,023 405,581 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Philippines?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 415,020 against 25,061 in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Philippines?
389,959, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Philippines?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Philippines rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Philippines ranks 22nd 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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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.