Afghanistan vs Central and Southern Asia: Neonatal deaths

Afghanistan
49,429
in 2024
Central and Southern Asia
781,347
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
6th
Central and Southern Asia rank
3rd

Neonatal deaths over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Central and Southern Asia
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M200020122024

How they compare

Central and Southern Asia currently reports 781,347 against 49,429 in Afghanistan, a difference of 731,918.

That makes Central and Southern Asia's figure about 15.8 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Central and Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 6th and Central and Southern Asia ranks 3rd of 184 countries.

Central and Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Central and Southern Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 60,548 1.67 million 1.60 million Central and Southern Asia
2010s 54,874 1.17 million 1.11 million Central and Southern Asia
2020s 50,760 843,418 792,658 Central and Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal deaths, Afghanistan or Central and Southern Asia?
Central and Southern Asia, at 781,347 against 49,429 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in neonatal deaths between Afghanistan and Central and Southern Asia?
731,918, with Central and Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Central and Southern Asia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Central and Southern Asia rank globally for neonatal deaths?
Afghanistan ranks 6th and Central and Southern Asia ranks 3rd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Neonatal deaths (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal deaths (number)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
221 places, 5,525 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed