Child mortality rate in Madagascar
Madagascar: Child mortality rate was 6.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Madagascar, 1970–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality rate in Madagascar stood at 6.24 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Madagascar peaked at 30.48 deaths per 100 live births in 1982 and was at its lowest, 6.24 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Madagascar ranks 19th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.93 deaths per 100 live births | 14.93 deaths per 100 live births | 16.92 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.6 deaths per 100 live births | 16.04 deaths per 100 live births | 30.48 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.21 deaths per 100 live births | 10.93 deaths per 100 live births | 15.48 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.69 deaths per 100 live births | 7.24 deaths per 100 live births | 10.44 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.63 deaths per 100 live births | 6.49 deaths per 100 live births | 7.03 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.41 deaths per 100 live births | 6.24 deaths per 100 live births | 6.51 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 16 Cameroon 6.48 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 6.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 6.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 20 Sudan 6.16 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 21 Lesotho 6 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 22 Mozambique 5.94 deaths per 100 live births 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 child mortality rate in Madagascar?
- Child mortality rate in Madagascar was 6.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 30.48 deaths per 100 live births in 1982.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for child mortality rate?
- Madagascar ranks 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .