Which has higher number of deaths, by world region, Madagascar or Niger?

Madagascar, at 234,840 deaths against 231,745 deaths in Niger as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths, by world region between Madagascar and Niger?

3,095 deaths, with Madagascar ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar vs Niger: Number of deaths, by world region

Madagascar

234,840 deaths

in 2023

Niger

231,745 deaths

in 2023

Madagascar rank

44th

Niger rank

45th

Number of deaths, by world region over time

Madagascar
Niger

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 234,840 deaths against 231,745 deaths in Niger, a difference of 3,095 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 44th and Niger ranks 45th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1950s	103,946 deaths	83,089 deaths	20,857 deaths	Madagascar
1960s	112,681 deaths	110,509 deaths	2,171 deaths	Madagascar
1970s	128,035 deaths	144,462 deaths	16,427 deaths	Niger
1980s	160,054 deaths	178,859 deaths	18,805 deaths	Niger
1990s	173,763 deaths	202,093 deaths	28,330 deaths	Niger
2000s	169,944 deaths	197,327 deaths	27,384 deaths	Niger
2010s	189,729 deaths	205,002 deaths	15,274 deaths	Niger
2020s	233,417 deaths	230,967 deaths	2,450 deaths	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, by world region, Madagascar or Niger?: Madagascar, at 234,840 deaths against 231,745 deaths in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths, by world region between Madagascar and Niger?: 3,095 deaths, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Niger?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Niger rank globally for number of deaths, by world region?: Madagascar ranks 44th and Niger ranks 45th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths, by world region
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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