Madagascar vs Malawi: Mortality rate, neonatal
Madagascar
23.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malawi
23.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Madagascar rank
29th
Malawi rank
27th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Madagascar
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 23.6 per 1,000 live births against 23.1 per 1,000 live births in Madagascar, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 27th of 196 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.6 per 1,000 live births | 70 per 1,000 live births | 35.4 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 1970s | 36.27 per 1,000 live births | 63.46 per 1,000 live births | 27.19 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 1980s | 40.34 per 1,000 live births | 53.81 per 1,000 live births | 13.47 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 1990s | 35.27 per 1,000 live births | 44.98 per 1,000 live births | 9.71 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2000s | 27.95 per 1,000 live births | 31.29 per 1,000 live births | 3.34 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2010s | 23.94 per 1,000 live births | 24.66 per 1,000 live births | 0.72 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2020s | 23.44 per 1,000 live births | 23.8 per 1,000 live births | 0.36 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Madagascar or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 23.6 per 1,000 live births against 23.1 per 1,000 live births in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Madagascar and Malawi?
- 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Madagascar ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 27th of 196 countries.
- 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
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.