Healthy life expectancy at birth in Madagascar
Madagascar: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 55.14 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
55.14
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
156th
of 185 countries
All-time high
56.16
in 2019
All-time low
51.33
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Madagascar, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 55.14 for healthy life expectancy at birth in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Madagascar peaked at 56.16 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 51.33, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 156th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.33 | — |
| 2001 | 51.79 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 51.99 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 52.28 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 52.63 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 53.12 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 53.59 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 54.05 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 54.42 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 54.68 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 54.96 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 55.19 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 55.39 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 55.54 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 55.66 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 55.79 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 55.88 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 55.97 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 56.08 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 56.16 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 55.45 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 55.14 | -0.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 55.14 is above the median for low income countries, which is 54.56, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 55.14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 54.75, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.99 | 51.33 | 54.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.66 | 54.96 | 56.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.29 | 55.14 | 55.45 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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 healthy life expectancy at birth in Madagascar?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Madagascar was 55.14 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 56.16 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.33 in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Madagascar ranks 156th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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