Madagascar vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Mortality rate, under-5

Madagascar
62.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
36.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Madagascar rank
19th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
19th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Madagascar
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 62.4 per 1,000 live births against 36.4 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 26 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Madagascar ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th 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 Difference Ahead
1990s 132.06 per 1,000 live births 88.11 per 1,000 live births 43.95 per 1,000 live births Madagascar
2000s 86.89 per 1,000 live births 64.78 per 1,000 live births 22.11 per 1,000 live births Madagascar
2010s 66.33 per 1,000 live births 47.37 per 1,000 live births 18.96 per 1,000 live births Madagascar
2020s 64.12 per 1,000 live births 38.7 per 1,000 live births 25.42 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, Madagascar or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Madagascar, at 62.4 per 1,000 live births against 36.4 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
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?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Madagascar ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th 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 (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 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.