Madagascar vs Sudan: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Madagascar
62.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sudan
61.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Madagascar rank
20th
Sudan rank
21st
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Madagascar
- Sudan
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 62.4 per 1,000 live births against 61.6 per 1,000 live births in Sudan, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 20th and Sudan ranks 21st of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.89 per 1,000 live births | 90.46 per 1,000 live births | 3.57 per 1,000 live births | Sudan |
| 2010s | 66.33 per 1,000 live births | 64.53 per 1,000 live births | 1.8 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 64.13 per 1,000 live births | 56.52 per 1,000 live births | 7.61 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Madagascar or Sudan?
- Madagascar, at 62.4 per 1,000 live births against 61.6 per 1,000 live births in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Madagascar and Sudan?
- 0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sudan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Sudan rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Madagascar ranks 20th and Sudan ranks 21st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.