Madagascar vs World: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Madagascar
67.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
World
39.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Madagascar rank
19th
World rank
18th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Madagascar
- World
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 67.4 per 1,000 live births against 39.7 per 1,000 live births in World, a difference of 27.7 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.7 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 19th and World ranks 18th of 197 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 138.6 per 1,000 live births | 90.08 per 1,000 live births | 48.52 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 92.77 per 1,000 live births | 66.26 per 1,000 live births | 26.51 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 71.6 per 1,000 live births | 46.13 per 1,000 live births | 25.47 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 69.24 per 1,000 live births | 41.2 per 1,000 live births | 28.04 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 World?
- Madagascar, at 67.4 per 1,000 live births against 39.7 per 1,000 live births in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Madagascar and World?
- 27.7 per 1,000 live births, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and World rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Madagascar ranks 19th and World ranks 18th 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.