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

1,765 deaths, with Yemen ahead.

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

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 Yemen: Number of neonatal deaths

Madagascar

19,820 deaths

in 2019

Yemen

21,585 deaths

in 2019

Madagascar rank

29th

Yemen rank

26th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Madagascar
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 21,585 deaths against 19,820 deaths in Madagascar, a difference of 1,765 deaths.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

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

Madagascar ranks 29th and Yemen ranks 26th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1950s	11,618 deaths	22,218 deaths	10,600 deaths	Yemen
1960s	13,402 deaths	23,712 deaths	10,310 deaths	Yemen
1970s	15,672 deaths	25,057 deaths	9,385 deaths	Yemen
1980s	18,726 deaths	27,920 deaths	9,193 deaths	Yemen
1990s	20,720 deaths	29,212 deaths	8,492 deaths	Yemen
2000s	21,777 deaths	29,928 deaths	8,151 deaths	Yemen
2010s	21,136 deaths	25,083 deaths	3,948 deaths	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Madagascar or Yemen?: Yemen, at 21,585 deaths against 19,820 deaths in Madagascar as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Madagascar and Yemen?: 1,765 deaths, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Yemen?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Madagascar and Yemen rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Madagascar ranks 29th and Yemen ranks 26th 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.