What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar?

Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar was 63.63 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Madagascar?

The highest recorded value was 63.63 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Madagascar?

The lowest recorded value was 39.66 years in 1950.

How does Madagascar rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?

Madagascar ranks 217th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Madagascar data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Madagascar

Name: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Madagascar
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Madagascar: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 63.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

63.63 years

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

217th

of 236 countries

All-time high

63.63 years

in 2023

All-time low

39.66 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Madagascar, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 63.63 years for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar peaked at 63.63 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.66 years, in 1950.

Madagascar ranks 217th of 236 countries on this measure, 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	41.21 years	39.66 years	42.95 years	10
1960s	45.31 years	43.35 years	47.32 years	10
1970s	49.22 years	47.9 years	50.06 years	10
1980s	50.55 years	49.81 years	51.82 years	10
1990s	54.63 years	52.14 years	57.43 years	10
2000s	60.33 years	57.97 years	62.3 years	10
2010s	63.21 years	62.6 years	63.5 years	10
2020s	62.98 years	62.52 years	63.63 years	4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

214 Cameroon 63.7 years compare
215 Burundi 63.65 years compare
216 Kenya 63.65 years compare
218 Mozambique 63.61 years compare
219 Zimbabwe 62.77 years compare
220 Togo 62.74 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 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)

All data for Madagascar →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar?: Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar was 63.63 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Madagascar?: The highest recorded value was 63.63 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Madagascar?: The lowest recorded value was 39.66 years in 1950.
How does Madagascar rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?: Madagascar ranks 217th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.