Madagascar vs Sudan: Child mortality rate
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 rate 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 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 20th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.04 deaths per 100 live births | 16.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.726 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 15.93 deaths per 100 live births | 15.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.506 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 20.6 deaths per 100 live births | 16.88 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 | 0.934 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 8.69 deaths per 100 live births | 9.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.355 deaths per 100 live births | Sudan |
| 2010s | 6.63 deaths per 100 live births | 6.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.179 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 6.41 deaths per 100 live births | 5.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.758 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, 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 rate 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?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Sudan rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Madagascar ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 20th of 200 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.