Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Madagascar or South Africa?

South Africa, at 21,448 deaths against 19,820 deaths in Madagascar as of 2019.

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

1,628 deaths, with South Africa ahead.

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

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.

Madagascar vs South Africa: Number of neonatal deaths

Madagascar

19,820 deaths

in 2019

South Africa

21,448 deaths

in 2019

Madagascar rank

29th

South Africa rank

27th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Madagascar
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 21,448 deaths against 19,820 deaths in Madagascar, a difference of 1,628 deaths.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

Across all 70 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 27th of 204 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	11,618 deaths	24,973 deaths	13,356 deaths	South Africa
1960s	13,402 deaths	27,937 deaths	14,535 deaths	South Africa
1970s	15,672 deaths	29,729 deaths	14,057 deaths	South Africa
1980s	18,726 deaths	28,128 deaths	9,401 deaths	South Africa
1990s	20,720 deaths	26,888 deaths	6,167 deaths	South Africa
2000s	21,777 deaths	32,048 deaths	10,271 deaths	South Africa
2010s	21,136 deaths	25,342 deaths	4,206 deaths	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Madagascar or South Africa?: South Africa, at 21,448 deaths against 19,820 deaths in Madagascar as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Madagascar and South Africa?: 1,628 deaths, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Africa?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Madagascar and South Africa rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Madagascar ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 27th 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.