Madagascar vs Zimbabwe: Child mortality
Madagascar
6.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
6.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Madagascar rank
19th
Zimbabwe rank
17th
Child mortality over time
- Madagascar
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 6.47 deaths per 100 live births against 6.24 deaths per 100 live births in Madagascar, a difference of 0.23 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 22 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 43.71 deaths per 100 live births | 39.59 deaths per 100 live births | 4.12 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1810s | 43.71 deaths per 100 live births | 39.59 deaths per 100 live births | 4.12 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1820s | 43.71 deaths per 100 live births | 39.59 deaths per 100 live births | 4.12 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1830s | 43.71 deaths per 100 live births | 39.59 deaths per 100 live births | 4.12 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1840s | 43.71 deaths per 100 live births | 39.59 deaths per 100 live births | 4.12 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1850s | 43.71 deaths per 100 live births | 39.59 deaths per 100 live births | 4.12 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 43.71 deaths per 100 live births | 39.59 deaths per 100 live births | 4.12 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 43.71 deaths per 100 live births | 39.59 deaths per 100 live births | 4.12 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 43.71 deaths per 100 live births | 39.59 deaths per 100 live births | 4.12 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 43.7 deaths per 100 live births | 39.58 deaths per 100 live births | 4.12 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 43.37 deaths per 100 live births | 39.28 deaths per 100 live births | 4.08 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 42.48 deaths per 100 live births | 38.48 deaths per 100 live births | 4 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 41.46 deaths per 100 live births | 37.55 deaths per 100 live births | 3.9 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 40.43 deaths per 100 live births | 35.67 deaths per 100 live births | 4.76 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 35.43 deaths per 100 live births | 26.74 deaths per 100 live births | 8.69 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 27.5 deaths per 100 live births | 17.07 deaths per 100 live births | 10.43 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 20.76 deaths per 100 live births | 13.8 deaths per 100 live births | 6.96 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 15.93 deaths per 100 live births | 12.11 deaths per 100 live births | 3.82 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 20.6 deaths per 100 live births | 9.61 deaths per 100 live births | 11 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 13.21 deaths per 100 live births | 9.74 deaths per 100 live births | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 8.69 deaths per 100 live births | 9.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5456 deaths per 100 live births | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 6.63 deaths per 100 live births | 6.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2201 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 6.41 deaths per 100 live births | 6.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0747 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Madagascar or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 6.47 deaths per 100 live births against 6.24 deaths per 100 live births in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
- 0.23 deaths per 100 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Zimbabwe rank globally for child mortality?
- Madagascar ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.