Caribbean Small States vs Madagascar: Mortality rate, neonatal

Caribbean Small States
11.83 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Madagascar
23.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Caribbean Small States rank
27th
Madagascar rank
29th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Caribbean Small States
  • Madagascar
10203040196919962024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 23.1 per 1,000 live births against 11.83 per 1,000 live births in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 11.27 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 2.0 times Caribbean Small States's.

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

Caribbean Small States ranks 27th and Madagascar ranks 29th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Small States Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 19.78 per 1,000 live births 35.27 per 1,000 live births 15.49 per 1,000 live births Madagascar
2000s 16.92 per 1,000 live births 27.95 per 1,000 live births 11.03 per 1,000 live births Madagascar
2010s 14.69 per 1,000 live births 23.94 per 1,000 live births 9.25 per 1,000 live births Madagascar
2020s 12.52 per 1,000 live births 23.44 per 1,000 live births 10.92 per 1,000 live births Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Caribbean Small States or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 23.1 per 1,000 live births against 11.83 per 1,000 live births in Caribbean Small States as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Caribbean Small States and Madagascar?
11.27 per 1,000 live births, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Madagascar?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Caribbean Small States and Madagascar rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Caribbean Small States ranks 27th and Madagascar ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
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, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.