Life expectancy men women in Madagascar
Madagascar: Life expectancy men women was 65.38 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
65.38
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
218th
of 236 countries
All-time high
65.38
in 2023
All-time low
40.72
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy men women in Madagascar, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 65.38 for life expectancy men women in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy men women in Madagascar peaked at 65.38 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.72, in 1950.
That places Madagascar 218th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.33 | 40.72 | 44.26 | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.64 | 44.65 | 48.69 | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.53 | 49.26 | 51.47 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.12 | 51.32 | 53.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.2 | 53.86 | 58.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.65 | 59.16 | 63.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.82 | 64.15 | 65.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.75 | 64.26 | 65.38 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 215 Kenya 65.92 compare
- 216 Burundi 65.7 compare
- 217 Equatorial Guinea 65.66 compare
- 219 Zimbabwe 65.01 compare
- 220 Cote d'Ivoire 64.13 compare
- 221 Democratic Republic of Congo 64.04 compare
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 920.6 (2090)
- 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 life expectancy men women in Madagascar?
- Life expectancy men women in Madagascar was 65.38 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy men women recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 65.38 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy men women recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.72 in 1950.
- How does Madagascar rank for life expectancy men women?
- Madagascar ranks 218th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy men women rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Life expectancy men women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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