Burundi vs Madagascar: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Burundi
0.2386 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Madagascar
0.2353 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Burundi rank
22nd
Madagascar rank
23rd
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Burundi
- Madagascar
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2353 under-five deaths per woman in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0033 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 22nd and Madagascar ranks 23rd of 200 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.76 under-five deaths per woman | 1.24 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5171 under-five deaths per woman | Burundi |
| 1970s | 1.83 under-five deaths per woman | 1.13 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7034 under-five deaths per woman | Burundi |
| 1980s | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | 1.33 under-five deaths per woman | 0.044 under-five deaths per woman | Burundi |
| 1990s | 1.23 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7852 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4409 under-five deaths per woman | Burundi |
| 2000s | 0.8447 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4465 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3981 under-five deaths per woman | Burundi |
| 2010s | 0.4091 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2851 under-five deaths per woman | 0.124 under-five deaths per woman | Burundi |
| 2020s | 0.2596 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2467 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0129 under-five deaths per woman | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Burundi or Madagascar?
- Burundi, at 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2353 under-five deaths per woman in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Burundi and Madagascar?
- 0.0033 under-five deaths per woman, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Madagascar?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Madagascar rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Burundi ranks 22nd and Madagascar ranks 23rd 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).