Madagascar vs Mozambique: Mortality rate, under-5

Madagascar
62.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
59.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Madagascar rank
19th
Mozambique rank
22nd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Madagascar
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 62.4 per 1,000 live births against 59.4 per 1,000 live births in Mozambique, a difference of 3 per 1,000 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Mozambique ahead.

Madagascar ranks 19th and Mozambique ranks 22nd of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Mozambique Difference Ahead
1960s 146.55 per 1,000 live births 273.85 per 1,000 live births 127.3 per 1,000 live births Mozambique
1970s 159.27 per 1,000 live births 267.97 per 1,000 live births 108.7 per 1,000 live births Mozambique
1980s 206.04 per 1,000 live births 256.74 per 1,000 live births 50.7 per 1,000 live births Mozambique
1990s 132.06 per 1,000 live births 209.97 per 1,000 live births 77.91 per 1,000 live births Mozambique
2000s 86.89 per 1,000 live births 129.8 per 1,000 live births 42.91 per 1,000 live births Mozambique
2010s 66.33 per 1,000 live births 79.57 per 1,000 live births 13.24 per 1,000 live births Mozambique
2020s 64.12 per 1,000 live births 63.62 per 1,000 live births 0.5 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 Mozambique?
Madagascar, at 62.4 per 1,000 live births against 59.4 per 1,000 live births in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Madagascar and Mozambique?
3 per 1,000 live births, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mozambique?
57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Mozambique rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Madagascar ranks 19th and Mozambique ranks 22nd of 196 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
243 places, 13,506 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.