Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Madagascar
Madagascar: Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old was 13.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Madagascar, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 13.6 for childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Madagascar peaked at 21.1 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.56, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 21.1 | — |
| 2008 | 10.56 | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 19.5 | +84.7% |
| 2010 | 18.5 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 17.8 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 17.2 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 16.6 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 16.5 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 15.9 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 16.1 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.4 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 14.4 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 15.1 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 13.1 | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 13.1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.8 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 13.6 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 13.6 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +84.7% | 10.56 | 19.5 |
| 2008 | -50.0% | 21.1 | 10.56 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.05 | 10.56 | 21.1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.35 | 14.4 | 18.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.44 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 5 |
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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 childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Madagascar?
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Madagascar was 13.6 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1 in 2007.
- What is the lowest childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.56 in 2008.
- How does Madagascar rank for childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old?
- Madagascar ranks 14th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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