Mortality rate, adult, female in Madagascar
Madagascar: Mortality rate, adult, female was 205.15 per 1,000 female adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
205.15 per 1,000 female adults
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
22nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
428.92 per 1,000 female adults
in 1960
All-time low
205.15 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, adult, female in Madagascar, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 female adults.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 205.15 per 1,000 female adults for mortality rate, adult, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, female in Madagascar peaked at 428.92 per 1,000 female adults in 1960 and was at its lowest, 205.15 per 1,000 female adults, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 22nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, adult, female in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 428.92 per 1,000 female adults | — |
| 1961 | 423.08 per 1,000 female adults | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 418.69 per 1,000 female adults | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 412.33 per 1,000 female adults | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 407.62 per 1,000 female adults | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 402.83 per 1,000 female adults | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 393.78 per 1,000 female adults | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 388.76 per 1,000 female adults | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 381.13 per 1,000 female adults | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 377.85 per 1,000 female adults | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 370.11 per 1,000 female adults | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 367.96 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 367.79 per 1,000 female adults | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 361.5 per 1,000 female adults | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 354.6 per 1,000 female adults | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 349.96 per 1,000 female adults | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 345.78 per 1,000 female adults | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 341.59 per 1,000 female adults | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 338.61 per 1,000 female adults | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 334.63 per 1,000 female adults | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 334.36 per 1,000 female adults | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 333.37 per 1,000 female adults | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 327.34 per 1,000 female adults | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 325.26 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 323.36 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 320.04 per 1,000 female adults | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 316.35 per 1,000 female adults | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 309.01 per 1,000 female adults | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 305.25 per 1,000 female adults | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 304.52 per 1,000 female adults | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 305.4 per 1,000 female adults | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 304.39 per 1,000 female adults | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 303.64 per 1,000 female adults | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 295.75 per 1,000 female adults | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 292.16 per 1,000 female adults | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 286.94 per 1,000 female adults | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 282.15 per 1,000 female adults | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 278.02 per 1,000 female adults | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 273.17 per 1,000 female adults | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 268.93 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 266.8 per 1,000 female adults | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 260.48 per 1,000 female adults | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 256.65 per 1,000 female adults | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 251.31 per 1,000 female adults | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 246.75 per 1,000 female adults | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 241.84 per 1,000 female adults | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 236.97 per 1,000 female adults | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 233.16 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 227.12 per 1,000 female adults | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 224.17 per 1,000 female adults | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 220.8 per 1,000 female adults | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 217.72 per 1,000 female adults | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 216.1 per 1,000 female adults | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 214.51 per 1,000 female adults | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 213.35 per 1,000 female adults | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 212.56 per 1,000 female adults | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 211.87 per 1,000 female adults | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 211.8 per 1,000 female adults | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 211.02 per 1,000 female adults | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 210.44 per 1,000 female adults | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 218.71 per 1,000 female adults | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 229.34 per 1,000 female adults | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 218.23 per 1,000 female adults | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 207.4 per 1,000 female adults | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 205.15 per 1,000 female adults | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 403.5 per 1,000 female adults | 377.85 per 1,000 female adults | 428.92 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1970s | 353.25 per 1,000 female adults | 334.63 per 1,000 female adults | 370.11 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1980s | 319.89 per 1,000 female adults | 304.52 per 1,000 female adults | 334.36 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1990s | 289.05 per 1,000 female adults | 268.93 per 1,000 female adults | 305.4 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2000s | 244.52 per 1,000 female adults | 224.17 per 1,000 female adults | 266.8 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2010s | 214.02 per 1,000 female adults | 210.44 per 1,000 female adults | 220.8 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 215.77 per 1,000 female adults | 205.15 per 1,000 female adults | 229.34 per 1,000 female adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 19 Mali 215.82 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 20 Congo 213.09 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 207.43 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 23 Tanzania, United Republic of 199.66 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 24 Equatorial Guinea 198.67 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 25 Marshall Islands 196.26 per 1,000 female adults compare
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, adult, female in Madagascar?
- Mortality rate, adult, female in Madagascar was 205.15 per 1,000 female adults in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 428.92 per 1,000 female adults in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 205.15 per 1,000 female adults in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for mortality rate, adult, female?
- Madagascar ranks 22nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, adult, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.