Madagascar vs Sudan: Youth mortality rate
Madagascar
8.01 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sudan
7.42 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Madagascar rank
17th
Sudan rank
20th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Madagascar
- Sudan
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 8.01 deaths per 100 live births against 7.42 deaths per 100 live births in Sudan, a difference of 0.59 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 17th and Sudan ranks 20th of 199 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.2 deaths per 100 live births | 19.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 21.44 deaths per 100 live births | 18.41 deaths per 100 live births | 3.03 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 24.59 deaths per 100 live births | 19.47 deaths per 100 live births | 5.13 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 15.94 deaths per 100 live births | 14.36 deaths per 100 live births | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 10.59 deaths per 100 live births | 10.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1114 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 8.21 deaths per 100 live births | 7.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.907 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 8.18 deaths per 100 live births | 6.58 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Madagascar or Sudan?
- Madagascar, at 8.01 deaths per 100 live births against 7.42 deaths per 100 live births in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Madagascar and Sudan?
- 0.59 deaths per 100 live births, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sudan?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Sudan rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Madagascar ranks 17th and Sudan ranks 20th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.