Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Madagascar
Madagascar: Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old was 13.6 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 17 countries
All-time high
21.1
in 2007
All-time low
10.56
in 2008
Years of data
18
2007β2024
Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Madagascar, 2007β2024
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.
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 920.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5016 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,158 (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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