Madagascar vs Sudan: Infant mortality rate

Madagascar
4.3 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sudan
4.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Madagascar rank
22nd
Sudan rank
23rd

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Madagascar
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 4.3 deaths per 100 live births against 4.29 deaths per 100 live births in Sudan, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sudan ahead.

Madagascar ranks 22nd and Sudan ranks 23rd of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Sudan Difference Ahead
1970s 8.83 deaths per 100 live births 9.08 deaths per 100 live births 0.2522 deaths per 100 live births Sudan
1980s 11.79 deaths per 100 live births 10.43 deaths per 100 live births 1.36 deaths per 100 live births Madagascar
1990s 7.99 deaths per 100 live births 8.14 deaths per 100 live births 0.146 deaths per 100 live births Sudan
2000s 5.56 deaths per 100 live births 6.35 deaths per 100 live births 0.7902 deaths per 100 live births Sudan
2010s 4.43 deaths per 100 live births 4.89 deaths per 100 live births 0.467 deaths per 100 live births Sudan
2020s 4.39 deaths per 100 live births 4.2 deaths per 100 live births 0.1906 deaths per 100 live births Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Madagascar or Sudan?
Madagascar, at 4.3 deaths per 100 live births against 4.29 deaths per 100 live births in Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Madagascar and Sudan?
0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sudan?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Sudan rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Madagascar ranks 22nd and Sudan ranks 23rd 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

Indicator
Infant mortality rate
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, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .