Madagascar vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Mortality rate, under-5, male
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Madagascar
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 67.4 per 1,000 live births against 41.4 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 26 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 197 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 138.6 per 1,000 live births | 94.8 per 1,000 live births | 43.8 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 92.77 per 1,000 live births | 71.26 per 1,000 live births | 21.51 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 71.6 per 1,000 live births | 53.24 per 1,000 live births | 18.36 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 69.24 per 1,000 live births | 43.87 per 1,000 live births | 25.37 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Madagascar or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Madagascar, at 67.4 per 1,000 live births against 41.4 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 26 per 1,000 live births, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Madagascar ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th 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, under-5, 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
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.