China vs Madagascar: Number of neonatal deaths
China
22,892 deaths
in 2024
Madagascar
23,361 deaths
in 2024
China rank
25th
Madagascar rank
24th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- China
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 23,361 deaths against 22,892 deaths in China, a difference of 469 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.
China ranks 25th and Madagascar ranks 24th of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 542,688 deaths | 21,499 deaths | 521,188 deaths | China |
| 2000s | 251,261 deaths | 20,564 deaths | 230,698 deaths | China |
| 2010s | 102,691 deaths | 20,681 deaths | 82,010 deaths | China |
| 2020s | 30,237 deaths | 23,175 deaths | 7,062 deaths | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, China or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 23,361 deaths against 22,892 deaths in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between China and Madagascar?
- 469 deaths, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and Madagascar rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- China ranks 25th and Madagascar ranks 24th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .