Infant mortality vs prenatal care in Madagascar
Madagascar: Infant mortality vs prenatal care was 4.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.3
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
21st
of 195 countries
All-time high
17.4
in 1982
All-time low
4.3
in 2024
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Infant mortality vs prenatal care in Madagascar, 1972–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 4.3 for infant mortality vs prenatal care in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality vs prenatal care in Madagascar peaked at 17.4 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 4.3, in 2024.
Madagascar ranks 21st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.83 | 8.22 | 9.41 | 8 |
| 1980s | 11.79 | 9.39 | 17.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.99 | 6.81 | 9.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.56 | 4.73 | 6.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.43 | 4.36 | 4.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.39 | 4.3 | 4.44 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 4.48 compare
- 19 Mozambique 4.37 compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 4.36 compare
- 21 Djibouti 4.3 compare
- 23 Sudan 4.29 compare
- 24 Eswatini 4.22 compare
More health data for Madagascar
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 920.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 415,720 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 9.42 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.75 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 429,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 440,800 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality vs prenatal care in Madagascar?
- Infant mortality vs prenatal care in Madagascar was 4.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality vs prenatal care recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4 in 1982.
- What is the lowest infant mortality vs prenatal care recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for infant mortality vs prenatal care?
- Madagascar ranks 21st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality vs prenatal care rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality vs prenatal care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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