Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Brazil or Madagascar?

Madagascar, at 23,361 against 18,331 in Brazil as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Madagascar?

52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Madagascar: Number of neonatal deaths by region

Brazil

18,331

in 2024

Madagascar

23,361

in 2024

Brazil rank

26th

Madagascar rank

24th

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

Brazil
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 23,361 against 18,331 in Brazil, a difference of 5,030.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 26th and Madagascar ranks 24th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1970s	146,655	13,943	132,712	Brazil
1980s	119,167	18,632	100,536	Brazil
1990s	78,168	21,499	56,668	Brazil
2000s	46,531	20,564	25,967	Brazil
2010s	28,871	20,681	8,190	Brazil
2020s	21,724	23,175	1,451	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Brazil or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 23,361 against 18,331 in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Brazil and Madagascar?: 5,030, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Madagascar?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Madagascar rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: Brazil ranks 26th and Madagascar ranks 24th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 9,865 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.