Madagascar vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, under-5
Madagascar
62.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
64.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Madagascar rank
19th
Zimbabwe rank
17th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Madagascar
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 64.7 per 1,000 live births against 62.4 per 1,000 live births in Madagascar, a difference of 2.3 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 146.55 per 1,000 live births | 124.85 per 1,000 live births | 21.7 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 159.27 per 1,000 live births | 121.07 per 1,000 live births | 38.2 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 206.04 per 1,000 live births | 96.08 per 1,000 live births | 109.96 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 132.06 per 1,000 live births | 97.42 per 1,000 live births | 34.64 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 86.89 per 1,000 live births | 92.33 per 1,000 live births | 5.44 per 1,000 live births | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 66.33 per 1,000 live births | 64.11 per 1,000 live births | 2.22 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 64.12 per 1,000 live births | 63.4 per 1,000 live births | 0.72 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 64.7 per 1,000 live births against 62.4 per 1,000 live births in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
- 2.3 per 1,000 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Madagascar ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th 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.