China vs Madagascar: Number of infant deaths
China
36,113 deaths
in 2024
Madagascar
42,981 deaths
in 2024
China rank
25th
Madagascar rank
22nd
Number of infant deaths over time
- China
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 42,981 deaths against 36,113 deaths in China, a difference of 6,868 deaths.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was China ahead.
China ranks 25th and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.44 million deaths | 32,853 deaths | 1.40 million deaths | China |
| 1980s | 1.06 million deaths | 52,362 deaths | 1.01 million deaths | China |
| 1990s | 801,074 deaths | 47,296 deaths | 753,778 deaths | China |
| 2000s | 351,831 deaths | 40,159 deaths | 311,672 deaths | China |
| 2010s | 157,741 deaths | 37,649 deaths | 120,092 deaths | China |
| 2020s | 50,711 deaths | 42,802 deaths | 7,909 deaths | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, China or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 42,981 deaths against 36,113 deaths in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between China and Madagascar?
- 6,868 deaths, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Madagascar?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do China and Madagascar rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- China ranks 25th and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .