Burkina Faso vs Madagascar: Mortality rate, infant, male
Burkina Faso
47.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Madagascar
47.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
19th
Madagascar rank
20th
Mortality rate, infant, male over time
- Burkina Faso
- Madagascar
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 47.9 per 1,000 live births against 47.3 per 1,000 live births in Madagascar, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Madagascar ranks 20th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 151.96 per 1,000 live births | 93.8 per 1,000 live births | 58.16 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 120.66 per 1,000 live births | 123.89 per 1,000 live births | 3.23 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 106.89 per 1,000 live births | 85.79 per 1,000 live births | 21.1 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 87.41 per 1,000 live births | 60.82 per 1,000 live births | 26.59 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 62.65 per 1,000 live births | 48.76 per 1,000 live births | 13.89 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 50.6 per 1,000 live births | 48.3 per 1,000 live births | 2.3 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, male, Burkina Faso or Madagascar?
- Burkina Faso, at 47.9 per 1,000 live births against 47.3 per 1,000 live births in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
- 0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Madagascar rank globally for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Madagascar ranks 20th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.