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
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
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.