Madagascar vs Philippines: Number of neonatal deaths
Madagascar
23,361 deaths
in 2024
Philippines
25,061 deaths
in 2024
Madagascar rank
24th
Philippines rank
22nd
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Madagascar
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 25,061 deaths against 23,361 deaths in Madagascar, a difference of 1,700 deaths.
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 199 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 deaths | 40,223 deaths | 26,280 deaths | Philippines |
| 1980s | 18,632 deaths | 43,986 deaths | 25,354 deaths | Philippines |
| 1990s | 21,499 deaths | 39,114 deaths | 17,615 deaths | Philippines |
| 2000s | 20,564 deaths | 36,897 deaths | 16,333 deaths | Philippines |
| 2010s | 20,681 deaths | 32,284 deaths | 11,604 deaths | Philippines |
| 2020s | 23,175 deaths | 26,023 deaths | 2,849 deaths | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Madagascar or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 25,061 deaths against 23,361 deaths in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Madagascar and Philippines?
- 1,700 deaths, 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?
- Madagascar ranks 24th and Philippines ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .