Madagascar vs Other small states: Mortality rate, infant
Madagascar
43 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Other small states
24.49 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Madagascar rank
21st
Other small states rank
23rd
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Madagascar
- Other small states
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 43 per 1,000 live births against 24.49 per 1,000 live births in Other small states, a difference of 18.51 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.8 times Other small states's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 21st and Other small states ranks 23rd of 197 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.91 per 1,000 live births | 61.19 per 1,000 live births | 18.72 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 55.59 per 1,000 live births | 43.19 per 1,000 live births | 12.4 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 44.27 per 1,000 live births | 31.03 per 1,000 live births | 13.24 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 43.9 per 1,000 live births | 25.74 per 1,000 live births | 18.16 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Madagascar or Other small states?
- Madagascar, at 43 per 1,000 live births against 24.49 per 1,000 live births in Other small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Madagascar and Other small states?
- 18.51 per 1,000 live births, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Other small states?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Other small states rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Madagascar ranks 21st and Other small states ranks 23rd 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 (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 is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.