Child mortality by sex in Madagascar
Madagascar: Child mortality by sex was 6.74 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality by sex in Madagascar, 1972–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality by sex in Madagascar stood at 6.74. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality by sex in Madagascar peaked at 31.17 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 6.74, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Child mortality by sex in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 15.97 | — |
| 1973 | 16.21 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 16.46 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 16.71 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 16.94 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 17.14 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 17.33 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 17.54 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 25.17 | +43.5% |
| 1981 | 25.25 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 31.17 | +23.4% |
| 1983 | 24.65 | -20.9% |
| 1984 | 18.47 | -25.1% |
| 1985 | 18.39 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 18.15 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 17.76 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 17.28 | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 16.72 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 16.16 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 15.62 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 15.1 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 14.61 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 14.12 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 13.63 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 13.13 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 12.61 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 12.07 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 11.55 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 11.06 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 10.6 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 10.17 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 9.76 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 9.37 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 9 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 8.65 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 8.33 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 8.04 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 7.79 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 7.58 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 7.4 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 7.27 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 7.16 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.09 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 7.04 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 7.01 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.01 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.01 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.03 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 7.03 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 7.02 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 6.97 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 6.86 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 6.74 | -1.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 6.74 is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.64, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 6.74 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.38, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality by sex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +43.5% | 17.54 | 25.17 |
| 1984 | -25.1% | 24.65 | 18.47 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.79 | 15.97 | 17.54 | 8 |
| 1980s | 21.3 | 16.72 | 31.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.86 | 11.55 | 16.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.28 | 7.79 | 11.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.16 | 7.01 | 7.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.92 | 6.74 | 7.03 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality by sex in Madagascar?
- Child mortality by sex in Madagascar was 6.74 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality by sex recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 31.17 in 1982.
- What is the lowest child mortality by sex recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.74 in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for child mortality by sex?
- Madagascar ranks 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality by sex rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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