Madagascar vs Mozambique: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Madagascar
67.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
63.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Madagascar rank
19th
Mozambique rank
22nd

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Madagascar
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 67.4 per 1,000 live births against 63.6 per 1,000 live births in Mozambique, a difference of 3.8 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Mozambique ahead.

Madagascar ranks 19th and Mozambique ranks 22nd of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Mozambique Difference Ahead
1970s 167.88 per 1,000 live births 276.5 per 1,000 live births 108.62 per 1,000 live births Mozambique
1980s 213 per 1,000 live births 265.83 per 1,000 live births 52.83 per 1,000 live births Mozambique
1990s 138.6 per 1,000 live births 217.16 per 1,000 live births 78.56 per 1,000 live births Mozambique
2000s 92.77 per 1,000 live births 134.62 per 1,000 live births 41.85 per 1,000 live births Mozambique
2010s 71.6 per 1,000 live births 84.03 per 1,000 live births 12.43 per 1,000 live births Mozambique
2020s 69.24 per 1,000 live births 67.92 per 1,000 live births 1.32 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 Mozambique?
Madagascar, at 67.4 per 1,000 live births against 63.6 per 1,000 live births in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Madagascar and Mozambique?
3.8 per 1,000 live births, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mozambique?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Mozambique rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Madagascar ranks 19th and Mozambique ranks 22nd 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

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.