Madagascar vs Mozambique: Infant mortality rate
Madagascar
4.3 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
4.37 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Madagascar rank
22nd
Mozambique rank
19th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Madagascar
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 4.37 deaths per 100 live births against 4.3 deaths per 100 live births in Madagascar, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Mozambique ahead.
Madagascar ranks 22nd and Mozambique ranks 19th 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 | 8.83 deaths per 100 live births | 15.28 deaths per 100 live births | 6.45 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 11.79 deaths per 100 live births | 15.54 deaths per 100 live births | 3.76 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 7.99 deaths per 100 live births | 13.5 deaths per 100 live births | 5.51 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 5.56 deaths per 100 live births | 8.36 deaths per 100 live births | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 4.43 deaths per 100 live births | 5.49 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 4.39 deaths per 100 live births | 4.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.216 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Madagascar or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 4.37 deaths per 100 live births against 4.3 deaths per 100 live births in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Madagascar and Mozambique?
- 0.07 deaths per 100 live births, with Mozambique 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 rate?
- Madagascar ranks 22nd and Mozambique ranks 19th 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .