Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Guinea or Madagascar?

Madagascar, at 19,820 deaths against 14,637 deaths in Guinea as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Guinea and Madagascar?

5,183 deaths, with Madagascar ahead.

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

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 vs Madagascar: Number of neonatal deaths

Guinea

14,637 deaths

in 2019

Madagascar

19,820 deaths

in 2019

Guinea rank

32nd

Madagascar rank

29th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Guinea
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 19,820 deaths against 14,637 deaths in Guinea, a difference of 5,183 deaths.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.4 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.

Guinea ranks 32nd and Madagascar ranks 29th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	11,368 deaths	11,618 deaths	250 deaths	Madagascar
1960s	13,845 deaths	13,402 deaths	442.9 deaths	Guinea
1970s	15,320 deaths	15,672 deaths	352 deaths	Madagascar
1980s	17,478 deaths	18,726 deaths	1,249 deaths	Madagascar
1990s	18,730 deaths	20,720 deaths	1,990 deaths	Madagascar
2000s	16,590 deaths	21,777 deaths	5,187 deaths	Madagascar
2010s	15,111 deaths	21,136 deaths	6,024 deaths	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Guinea or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 19,820 deaths against 14,637 deaths in Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Guinea and Madagascar?: 5,183 deaths, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Madagascar?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Guinea and Madagascar rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Guinea ranks 32nd and Madagascar ranks 29th 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.