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

Guinea, at 14,637 deaths against 13,654 deaths in Malawi as of 2019.

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

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 Malawi: Number of neonatal deaths

Guinea

14,637 deaths

in 2019

Malawi

13,654 deaths

in 2019

Guinea rank

32nd

Malawi rank

34th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Guinea
Malawi

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 14,637 deaths against 13,654 deaths in Malawi, a difference of 983 deaths.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

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

Guinea ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 34th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1950s	11,368 deaths	12,991 deaths	1,624 deaths	Malawi
1960s	13,845 deaths	14,831 deaths	985.7 deaths	Malawi
1970s	15,320 deaths	15,977 deaths	656.6 deaths	Malawi
1980s	17,478 deaths	18,124 deaths	646.2 deaths	Malawi
1990s	18,730 deaths	20,259 deaths	1,529 deaths	Malawi
2000s	16,590 deaths	18,201 deaths	1,611 deaths	Malawi
2010s	15,111 deaths	14,938 deaths	173.6 deaths	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Guinea or Malawi?: Guinea, at 14,637 deaths against 13,654 deaths in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Guinea and Malawi?: 983 deaths, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Malawi?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Guinea and Malawi rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Guinea ranks 32nd 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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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.