China vs Madagascar: Number of infants who die before age 1

China
45,791 deaths
in 2023
Madagascar
44,990 deaths
in 2023
China rank
19th
Madagascar rank
21st

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • China
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

China currently reports 45,791 deaths against 44,990 deaths in Madagascar, a difference of 801 deaths.

Across all 74 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 19th and Madagascar ranks 21st of 236 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Madagascar Difference Ahead
1950s 2.91 million deaths 28,566 deaths 2.88 million deaths China
1960s 2.77 million deaths 30,442 deaths 2.74 million deaths China
1970s 1.63 million deaths 36,556 deaths 1.60 million deaths China
1980s 1.05 million deaths 47,590 deaths 999,008 deaths China
1990s 734,183 deaths 49,832 deaths 684,351 deaths China
2000s 343,836 deaths 42,079 deaths 301,757 deaths China
2010s 164,589 deaths 39,628 deaths 124,960 deaths China
2020s 57,755 deaths 44,276 deaths 13,480 deaths China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, China or Madagascar?
China, at 45,791 deaths against 44,990 deaths in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between China and Madagascar?
801 deaths, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Madagascar?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do China and Madagascar rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
China ranks 19th and Madagascar ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.