Egypt vs Malawi: Number of neonatal deaths
Egypt
11,756 deaths
in 2019
Malawi
13,654 deaths
in 2019
Egypt rank
37th
Malawi rank
34th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Egypt
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 13,654 deaths against 11,756 deaths in Egypt, a difference of 1,898 deaths.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 37th and Malawi ranks 34th of 204 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 100,399 deaths | 12,991 deaths | 87,407 deaths | Egypt |
| 1960s | 97,257 deaths | 14,831 deaths | 82,426 deaths | Egypt |
| 1970s | 95,861 deaths | 15,977 deaths | 79,884 deaths | Egypt |
| 1980s | 83,481 deaths | 18,124 deaths | 65,357 deaths | Egypt |
| 1990s | 49,092 deaths | 20,259 deaths | 28,833 deaths | Egypt |
| 2000s | 35,994 deaths | 18,201 deaths | 17,793 deaths | Egypt |
| 2010s | 16,697 deaths | 14,938 deaths | 1,760 deaths | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Egypt or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 13,654 deaths against 11,756 deaths in Egypt as of 2019.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Egypt and Malawi?
- 1,898 deaths, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malawi?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Malawi rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Egypt ranks 37th and Malawi ranks 34th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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
Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.