Madagascar vs Malawi: Mortality rate, neonatal

Madagascar
23.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malawi
23.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Madagascar rank
29th
Malawi rank
27th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
203040506070196919962024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 23.6 per 1,000 live births against 23.1 per 1,000 live births in Madagascar, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Globally, Madagascar ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 27th of 195 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.