Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Madagascar
Madagascar: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 251 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Madagascar, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Madagascar is 251, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Madagascar peaked at 502 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 187, in 2006.
That places Madagascar 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 252 | — |
| 2001 | 244 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 234 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 223 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 211 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 199 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 187 | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 502 | +168.4% |
| 2008 | 479 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 465 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 452 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 444 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 437 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 293 | -33.0% |
| 2014 | 261 | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 251 | -3.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 251 is above the median for low income countries, which is 116, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 251 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.5, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +168.4% | 187 | 502 |
| 2013 | -33.0% | 437 | 293 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 299.6 | 187 | 502 | 10 |
| 2010s | 356.33 | 251 | 452 | 6 |
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More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Madagascar?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Madagascar was 251 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 502 in 2007.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 187 in 2006.
- How does Madagascar rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Madagascar ranks 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.