What is infant mortality rate in Madagascar?

Infant mortality rate in Madagascar was 4.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Madagascar?

The highest recorded value was 17.4 deaths per 100 live births in 1982.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Madagascar?

The lowest recorded value was 4.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Madagascar rank for infant mortality rate?

Madagascar ranks 22nd out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Madagascar

Name: Infant mortality rate in Madagascar
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Madagascar: Infant mortality rate was 4.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

4.3 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

22nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

17.4 deaths per 100 live births

in 1982

All-time low

4.3 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1972–2024

Infant mortality rate in Madagascar, 1972–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 4.3 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 53 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 17.4 deaths per 100 live births in 1982 and was at its lowest, 4.3 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Madagascar 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 deaths per 100 live births	8.22 deaths per 100 live births	9.41 deaths per 100 live births	8
1980s	11.79 deaths per 100 live births	9.39 deaths per 100 live births	17.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	7.99 deaths per 100 live births	6.81 deaths per 100 live births	9.12 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	5.56 deaths per 100 live births	4.73 deaths per 100 live births	6.54 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	4.43 deaths per 100 live births	4.36 deaths per 100 live births	4.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	4.39 deaths per 100 live births	4.3 deaths per 100 live births	4.44 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Madagascar

19 Mozambique 4.37 deaths per 100 live births compare
20 Burkina Faso 4.36 deaths per 100 live births compare
21 Djibouti 4.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
23 Sudan 4.29 deaths per 100 live births compare
24 Eswatini 4.22 deaths per 100 live births compare
25 Guinea-Bissau 4.21 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Madagascar?: Infant mortality rate in Madagascar was 4.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Madagascar?: The highest recorded value was 17.4 deaths per 100 live births in 1982.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Madagascar?: The lowest recorded value was 4.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Madagascar rank for infant mortality rate?: Madagascar ranks 22nd out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .