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

Philippines, at 25,061 against 23,361 in Madagascar as of 2024.

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

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.

Madagascar vs Philippines: Number of neonatal deaths by region

Madagascar

23,361

in 2024

Philippines

25,061

in 2024

Madagascar rank

24th

Philippines rank

22nd

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

Madagascar
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 25,061 against 23,361 in Madagascar, a difference of 1,700.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 24th and Philippines ranks 22nd of 195 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1970s	13,943	40,223	26,280	Philippines
1980s	18,632	43,986	25,354	Philippines
1990s	21,499	39,114	17,615	Philippines
2000s	20,564	36,897	16,333	Philippines
2010s	20,681	32,284	11,604	Philippines
2020s	23,175	26,023	2,849	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Madagascar or Philippines?: Philippines, at 25,061 against 23,361 in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Madagascar and Philippines?: 1,700, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Philippines?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Philippines rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: Madagascar ranks 24th and Philippines ranks 22nd 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.