Madagascar vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male over time
- Madagascar
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 11.9 per 1,000 against 9.1 per 1,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 2.8 per 1,000.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Madagascar ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.03 per 1,000 | 24.25 per 1,000 | 4.22 per 1,000 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 13.14 per 1,000 | 16.57 per 1,000 | 3.43 per 1,000 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 10.6 per 1,000 | 11.45 per 1,000 | 0.8473 per 1,000 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 11.96 per 1,000 | 9.77 per 1,000 | 2.19 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, male, Madagascar or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Madagascar, at 11.9 per 1,000 against 9.1 per 1,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male between Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 2.8 per 1,000, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male?
- Madagascar ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th 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, male (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying among male children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 male children aged 5, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.