Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Madagascar
Madagascar: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child was 3.44 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.44
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
206th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.66
in 2020
All-time low
1.76
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Madagascar, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Madagascar stood at 3.44.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Madagascar peaked at 3.66 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.76, in 1951.
Madagascar ranks 206th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.07 | — |
| 1951 | 1.76 | -14.9% |
| 1952 | 1.92 | +8.7% |
| 1953 | 1.94 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 2.22 | +14.5% |
| 1955 | 2.19 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 2.31 | +5.6% |
| 1957 | 2.43 | +5.1% |
| 1958 | 2.42 | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 2.51 | +3.6% |
| 1960 | 2.51 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 2.49 | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 2.44 | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 2.49 | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 2.46 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 2.44 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 2.66 | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 2.57 | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 2.74 | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 2.6 | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 2.6 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.57 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 2.27 | -11.9% |
| 1973 | 2.32 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 2.44 | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 2.44 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 2.47 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 2.53 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 2.55 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 2.69 | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 2.66 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 2.89 | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 3.04 | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 2.79 | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 2.75 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 2.83 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 2.98 | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 3.27 | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 3.52 | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 3.42 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 3.31 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 3.23 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 3.17 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 3.15 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 3.12 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 3.16 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 3.09 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.9 | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 2.76 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 2.62 | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 2.34 | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 2.32 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.32 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.46 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 2.55 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.63 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.71 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.75 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.95 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 2.97 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.06 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 3.13 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 3.19 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 3.21 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.25 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.2 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.19 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.19 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.18 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.23 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 3.66 | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 3.42 | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 3.41 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.44 | +0.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 3.44 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.25, 81% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 3.44 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.44, 77% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.18 | 1.76 | 2.51 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.54 | 2.44 | 2.74 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.49 | 2.27 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.02 | 2.66 | 3.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.05 | 2.62 | 3.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6 | 2.32 | 2.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.18 | 3.06 | 3.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.48 | 3.41 | 3.66 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 203 Kiribati 3.59 compare
- 204 Iceland 3.52 compare
- 205 Liechtenstein 3.48 compare
- 207 Sierra Leone 3.44 compare
- 208 Oman 3.39 compare
- 209 East Timor 3.37 compare
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 difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Madagascar?
- Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Madagascar was 3.44 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.66 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 in 1951.
- How does Madagascar rank for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
- Madagascar ranks 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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