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
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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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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.