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

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

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

57 years are reported by both, from 1968 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.

Madagascar vs Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5

Madagascar

62.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Sudan

61.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Madagascar rank

19th

Sudan rank

20th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Madagascar
Sudan

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 62.4 per 1,000 live births against 61.6 per 1,000 live births in Sudan, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Sudan ahead.

Madagascar ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 20th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	146.55 per 1,000 live births	160.75 per 1,000 live births	14.2 per 1,000 live births	Sudan
1970s	159.27 per 1,000 live births	154.21 per 1,000 live births	5.06 per 1,000 live births	Madagascar
1980s	206.04 per 1,000 live births	168.83 per 1,000 live births	37.21 per 1,000 live births	Madagascar
1990s	132.06 per 1,000 live births	122.72 per 1,000 live births	9.34 per 1,000 live births	Madagascar
2000s	86.89 per 1,000 live births	90.44 per 1,000 live births	3.55 per 1,000 live births	Sudan
2010s	66.33 per 1,000 live births	64.54 per 1,000 live births	1.79 per 1,000 live births	Madagascar
2020s	64.12 per 1,000 live births	56.54 per 1,000 live births	7.58 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 Sudan?: Madagascar, at 62.4 per 1,000 live births against 61.6 per 1,000 live births in Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Madagascar and Sudan?: 0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sudan?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Madagascar ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 20th 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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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.