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