China vs Madagascar: Number of infant deaths

China
40,795.0%
in 2023
Madagascar
43,642.0%
in 2023
China rank
22nd
Madagascar rank
21st

Number of infant deaths over time

  • China
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 43,642.0% against 40,795.0% in China, a difference of 2,847.0%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was China ahead.

China ranks 22nd and Madagascar ranks 21st 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 1,437,615.7% 32,658.3% 1,404,957.4% China
1980s 1,062,333.9% 44,190.9% 1,018,143.0% China
1990s 800,920.9% 47,344.2% 753,576.7% China
2000s 352,077.5% 40,219.0% 311,858.5% China
2010s 157,708.1% 37,784.9% 119,923.2% China
2020s 54,637.8% 43,239.2% 11,398.5% 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 43,642.0% against 40,795.0% in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between China and Madagascar?
2,847.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Madagascar?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do China and Madagascar rank globally for number of infant deaths?
China ranks 22nd and Madagascar ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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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Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,536 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.