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
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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About this data
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.