Madagascar vs Mozambique: Child mortality by sex
Madagascar
6.74 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
6.36 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Madagascar rank
19th
Mozambique rank
22nd
Child mortality by sex over time
- Madagascar
- Mozambique
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 6.74 deaths per 100 live births against 6.36 deaths per 100 live births in Mozambique, a difference of 0.38 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Mozambique ahead.
Madagascar ranks 19th and Mozambique ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.79 deaths per 100 live births | 27.65 deaths per 100 live births | 10.87 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 21.3 deaths per 100 live births | 26.58 deaths per 100 live births | 5.28 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 13.86 deaths per 100 live births | 21.72 deaths per 100 live births | 7.86 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 9.28 deaths per 100 live births | 13.46 deaths per 100 live births | 4.18 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 7.16 deaths per 100 live births | 8.4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 6.92 deaths per 100 live births | 6.79 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1298 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Madagascar or Mozambique?
- Madagascar, at 6.74 deaths per 100 live births against 6.36 deaths per 100 live births in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Madagascar and Mozambique?
- 0.38 deaths per 100 live births, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mozambique?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Mozambique rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Madagascar ranks 19th and Mozambique ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .