Infant mortality rate in Madagascar
Madagascar: Infant mortality rate was 4.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Madagascar, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of infants.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 4.5% for infant mortality rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Madagascar peaked at 14.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2023.
Madagascar ranks 22nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.2% | 12.5% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.5% | 10.7% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 10.0% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 9.8% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 7.0% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.9% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 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 infant mortality rate in Madagascar?
- Infant mortality rate in Madagascar was 4.5% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2023.
- How does Madagascar rank for infant mortality rate?
- Madagascar ranks 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of newborns who die before reaching the age of one.