Madagascar vs Sudan: Child mortality vs. health spending
Madagascar
6.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sudan
6.16 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Madagascar rank
19th
Sudan rank
20th
Child mortality vs. health spending over time
- Madagascar
- Sudan
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 6.24 deaths per 100 live births against 6.16 deaths per 100 live births in Sudan, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Sudan ahead.
Madagascar ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 20th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.65 deaths per 100 live births | 16.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | Sudan |
| 1970s | 15.93 deaths per 100 live births | 15.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5064 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 20.6 deaths per 100 live births | 16.89 deaths per 100 live births | 3.72 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 13.21 deaths per 100 live births | 12.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9329 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 8.69 deaths per 100 live births | 9.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3574 deaths per 100 live births | Sudan |
| 2010s | 6.63 deaths per 100 live births | 6.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1802 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 6.41 deaths per 100 live births | 5.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7608 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. health spending, Madagascar or Sudan?
- Madagascar, at 6.24 deaths per 100 live births against 6.16 deaths per 100 live births in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. health spending between Madagascar and Sudan?
- 0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sudan?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Sudan rank globally for child mortality vs. health spending?
- Madagascar ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 20th 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 Child mortality vs. health spending. 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 under five years, per 100 live births .