Madagascar vs Mozambique: Infant mortality by sex
Madagascar
4.73 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
4.73 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Madagascar rank
20th
Mozambique rank
21st
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Madagascar
- Mozambique
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 4.73 deaths per 100 live births against 4.73 deaths per 100 live births in Mozambique, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Mozambique ahead.
Madagascar ranks 20th and Mozambique ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.38 deaths per 100 live births | 16.08 deaths per 100 live births | 6.7 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 12.39 deaths per 100 live births | 16.27 deaths per 100 live births | 3.88 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 8.58 deaths per 100 live births | 14.1 deaths per 100 live births | 5.52 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 6.08 deaths per 100 live births | 8.78 deaths per 100 live births | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 4.88 deaths per 100 live births | 5.88 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 4.83 deaths per 100 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1511 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Madagascar or Mozambique?
- Madagascar, at 4.73 deaths per 100 live births against 4.73 deaths per 100 live births in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Madagascar and Mozambique?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mozambique?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Mozambique rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Madagascar ranks 20th and Mozambique ranks 21st 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 Infant mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .