Madagascar vs Tanzania: Number of child deaths by age
Madagascar
18,942 deaths
in 2024
Tanzania
18,706 deaths
in 2024
Madagascar rank
18th
Tanzania rank
19th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Madagascar
- Tanzania
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 18,942 deaths against 18,706 deaths in Tanzania, a difference of 236 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Tanzania ahead.
Madagascar ranks 18th and Tanzania ranks 19th of 199 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27,508 deaths | 63,700 deaths | 36,192 deaths | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 38,071 deaths | 65,804 deaths | 27,733 deaths | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 28,587 deaths | 63,385 deaths | 34,797 deaths | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 21,818 deaths | 45,514 deaths | 23,697 deaths | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 18,117 deaths | 26,113 deaths | 7,996 deaths | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 19,038 deaths | 20,099 deaths | 1,061 deaths | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Madagascar or Tanzania?
- Madagascar, at 18,942 deaths against 18,706 deaths in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Madagascar and Tanzania?
- 236 deaths, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tanzania?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Tanzania rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Madagascar ranks 18th and Tanzania ranks 19th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .