Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Guinea-Bissau or Malaysia?

Guinea-Bissau, at 1,978 deaths against 1,914 deaths in Malaysia as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Guinea-Bissau and Malaysia?

64 deaths, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Malaysia?

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Malaysia: Number of neonatal deaths

Guinea-Bissau

1,978 deaths

in 2019

Malaysia

1,914 deaths

in 2019

Guinea-Bissau rank

76th

Malaysia rank

79th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Guinea-Bissau
Malaysia

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 1,978 deaths against 1,914 deaths in Malaysia, a difference of 64 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 76th and Malaysia ranks 79th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,519 deaths	10,123 deaths	7,604 deaths	Malaysia
1960s	2,276 deaths	8,406 deaths	6,130 deaths	Malaysia
1970s	2,292 deaths	6,582 deaths	4,290 deaths	Malaysia
1980s	2,558 deaths	4,922 deaths	2,363 deaths	Malaysia
1990s	2,710 deaths	3,754 deaths	1,044 deaths	Malaysia
2000s	2,682 deaths	2,116 deaths	566.3 deaths	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	2,239 deaths	2,044 deaths	194.8 deaths	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Guinea-Bissau or Malaysia?: Guinea-Bissau, at 1,978 deaths against 1,914 deaths in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Guinea-Bissau and Malaysia?: 64 deaths, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Malaysia?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Malaysia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 76th and Malaysia ranks 79th 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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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.