Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Madagascar
Madagascar: Fertility rate vs. child mortality was 3.97 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Madagascar, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. child mortality in Madagascar stood at 3.97 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. child mortality in Madagascar peaked at 7.43 live births per woman in 1953 and was at its lowest, 3.97 live births per woman, in 2023.
Madagascar ranks 29th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.4 live births per woman | 7.36 live births per woman | 7.43 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.2 live births per woman | 7.12 live births per woman | 7.34 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.98 live births per woman | 6.87 live births per woman | 7.1 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.49 live births per woman | 6.15 live births per woman | 6.84 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.04 live births per woman | 5.84 live births per woman | 6.14 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.27 live births per woman | 5 live births per woman | 5.67 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.45 live births per woman | 4.22 live births per woman | 4.9 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.07 live births per woman | 3.97 live births per woman | 4.17 live births per woman | 4 |
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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 fertility rate vs. child mortality in Madagascar?
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Madagascar was 3.97 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 7.43 live births per woman in 1953.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.97 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Madagascar rank for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
- Madagascar ranks 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. child mortality rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.