Infant mortality rate in Madagascar
Madagascar: Infant mortality rate was 42.97 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality rate in Madagascar stood at 42.97. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Madagascar peaked at 65.43 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 42.97, in 2024.
Madagascar ranks 20th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.43 | — |
| 2001 | 62.88 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 60.52 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 58.31 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 56.19 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 54.1 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 52.16 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 50.33 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 48.71 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 47.32 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 46.16 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 45.21 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 44.51 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 44.06 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 43.79 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 43.64 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 43.56 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 43.66 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 43.86 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 44.05 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 44.26 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 44.37 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 44.14 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 43.69 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 42.97 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.59 | 47.32 | 65.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.25 | 43.56 | 46.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.88 | 42.97 | 44.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 17 Mozambique 43.72 compare
- 17 Türkiye 8.03 compare
- 18 Burkina Faso 43.63 compare
- 19 Djibouti 43 compare
- 21 Sudan 42.91 compare
- 22 Eswatini 42.22 compare
- 23 Guinea-Bissau 42.07 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1921 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1973 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Madagascar?
- Infant mortality rate in Madagascar was 42.97 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 65.43 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.97 in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for infant mortality rate?
- Madagascar ranks 20th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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