Latin America & Caribbean vs Madagascar: Mortality rate, neonatal

Latin America & Caribbean
8.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Madagascar
23.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
32nd
Madagascar rank
29th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Madagascar
10203040196919962024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 23.1 per 1,000 live births against 8.3 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 14.8 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 2.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

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

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd 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 Latin America & Caribbean Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 19.44 per 1,000 live births 35.27 per 1,000 live births 15.83 per 1,000 live births Madagascar
2000s 13.2 per 1,000 live births 27.95 per 1,000 live births 14.75 per 1,000 live births Madagascar
2010s 10.18 per 1,000 live births 23.94 per 1,000 live births 13.76 per 1,000 live births Madagascar
2020s 8.98 per 1,000 live births 23.44 per 1,000 live births 14.46 per 1,000 live births Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Latin America & Caribbean or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 23.1 per 1,000 live births against 8.3 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Latin America & Caribbean and Madagascar?
14.8 per 1,000 live births, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Madagascar?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Madagascar rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd 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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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.