What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Arab World and Madagascar?

28.68 per 1,000 live births, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Madagascar?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Madagascar: Mortality rate, under-5

Arab World

33.72 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Madagascar

62.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Arab World rank

21st

Madagascar rank

19th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Arab World
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 62.4 per 1,000 live births against 33.72 per 1,000 live births in Arab World, a difference of 28.68 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.9 times Arab World's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 19th of 45 groups.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	75.86 per 1,000 live births	132.06 per 1,000 live births	56.2 per 1,000 live births	Madagascar
2000s	53.22 per 1,000 live births	86.89 per 1,000 live births	33.67 per 1,000 live births	Madagascar
2010s	40.89 per 1,000 live births	66.33 per 1,000 live births	25.44 per 1,000 live births	Madagascar
2020s	34.82 per 1,000 live births	64.12 per 1,000 live births	29.3 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, Arab World or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 62.4 per 1,000 live births against 33.72 per 1,000 live births in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Arab World and Madagascar?: 28.68 per 1,000 live births, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Madagascar?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Arab World and Madagascar rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Arab World ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 19th of 45 groups.
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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (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: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.