Madagascar vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female

Madagascar
11.3 per 1,000
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
8 per 1,000
in 2024
Madagascar rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
5th

Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female over time

  • Madagascar
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
10152025199020072024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 11.3 per 1,000 against 8 per 1,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 3.3 per 1,000.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Madagascar ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 19.14 per 1,000 22.58 per 1,000 3.44 per 1,000 Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 12.54 per 1,000 15.6 per 1,000 3.06 per 1,000 Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 10.13 per 1,000 10.52 per 1,000 0.39 per 1,000 Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 11.42 per 1,000 8.7 per 1,000 2.72 per 1,000 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female, Madagascar or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Madagascar, at 11.3 per 1,000 against 8 per 1,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female between Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa?
3.3 per 1,000, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female?
Madagascar ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female (per 1,000)
Unit
per 1,000
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Probability of dying among female children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 female children aged 5, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.