Côte d'Ivoire vs Madagascar: Infant mortality by sex

Côte d'Ivoire
5.04 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Madagascar
4.73 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
17th
Madagascar rank
20th

Infant mortality by sex over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Madagascar
510152025195619902024

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 5.04 deaths per 100 live births against 4.73 deaths per 100 live births in Madagascar, a difference of 0.31 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th and Madagascar ranks 20th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 14.52 deaths per 100 live births 9.38 deaths per 100 live births 5.14 deaths per 100 live births Côte d'Ivoire
1980s 11.45 deaths per 100 live births 12.39 deaths per 100 live births 0.9418 deaths per 100 live births Madagascar
1990s 10.72 deaths per 100 live births 8.58 deaths per 100 live births 2.14 deaths per 100 live births Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 9.01 deaths per 100 live births 6.08 deaths per 100 live births 2.93 deaths per 100 live births Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 6.72 deaths per 100 live births 4.88 deaths per 100 live births 1.84 deaths per 100 live births Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 5.34 deaths per 100 live births 4.83 deaths per 100 live births 0.5086 deaths per 100 live births Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Côte d'Ivoire or Madagascar?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 5.04 deaths per 100 live births against 4.73 deaths per 100 live births in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar?
0.31 deaths per 100 live births, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th and Madagascar ranks 20th 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 Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .