Number of child deaths by age in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of child deaths by age was 18,942 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths by age in Madagascar, 1977–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 18,942 deaths for number of child deaths by age in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by age in Madagascar peaked at 58,268 deaths in 1982 and was at its lowest, 17,833 deaths, in 2015.
That places Madagascar 18th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27,508 deaths | 26,524 deaths | 28,506 deaths | 3 |
| 1980s | 38,071 deaths | 30,686 deaths | 58,268 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,587 deaths | 26,326 deaths | 30,649 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,818 deaths | 18,756 deaths | 25,627 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,117 deaths | 17,833 deaths | 18,502 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,038 deaths | 18,803 deaths | 19,207 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 15 Bangladesh 20,730 deaths compare
- 16 Cote d'Ivoire 19,188 deaths compare
- 17 Mozambique 19,024 deaths compare
- 19 Tanzania 18,706 deaths compare
- 20 China 17,855 deaths compare
- 21 Guinea 15,400 deaths compare
More health data for Madagascar
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 298,887 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 295,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 303,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 300,558 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths by age in Madagascar?
- Number of child deaths by age in Madagascar was 18,942 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by age recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 58,268 deaths in 1982.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by age recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,833 deaths in 2015.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of child deaths by age?
- Madagascar ranks 18th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by age rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 48 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .