Mortality rate, adult, male in Madagascar
Madagascar: Mortality rate, adult, male was 256.68 per 1,000 male adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
256.68 per 1,000 male adults
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
43rd
of 218 countries
All-time high
478.32 per 1,000 male adults
in 1960
All-time low
256.68 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, adult, male in Madagascar, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 male adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, adult, male in Madagascar is 256.68 per 1,000 male adults, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, male in Madagascar peaked at 478.32 per 1,000 male adults in 1960 and was at its lowest, 256.68 per 1,000 male adults, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 43rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, adult, male in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 478.32 per 1,000 male adults | — |
| 1961 | 472.03 per 1,000 male adults | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 466.42 per 1,000 male adults | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 460.87 per 1,000 male adults | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 455.22 per 1,000 male adults | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 449.86 per 1,000 male adults | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 444.34 per 1,000 male adults | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 437.53 per 1,000 male adults | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 432.94 per 1,000 male adults | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 427.18 per 1,000 male adults | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 419.33 per 1,000 male adults | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 416.61 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 409.73 per 1,000 male adults | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 404.42 per 1,000 male adults | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 399.59 per 1,000 male adults | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 394.67 per 1,000 male adults | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 390.88 per 1,000 male adults | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 387.66 per 1,000 male adults | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 384.77 per 1,000 male adults | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 383.1 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 381.65 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 384.72 per 1,000 male adults | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 379.82 per 1,000 male adults | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 376.12 per 1,000 male adults | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 373.49 per 1,000 male adults | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 371.7 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 370.71 per 1,000 male adults | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 368.72 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 369.47 per 1,000 male adults | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 366.3 per 1,000 male adults | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 364.93 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 362.08 per 1,000 male adults | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 359.97 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 350.46 per 1,000 male adults | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 345.9 per 1,000 male adults | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 340.86 per 1,000 male adults | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 334 per 1,000 male adults | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 325.75 per 1,000 male adults | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 317.82 per 1,000 male adults | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 310.41 per 1,000 male adults | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 303.39 per 1,000 male adults | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 296.09 per 1,000 male adults | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 292.1 per 1,000 male adults | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 288.46 per 1,000 male adults | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 284.85 per 1,000 male adults | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 281.2 per 1,000 male adults | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 277.38 per 1,000 male adults | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 274.24 per 1,000 male adults | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 271.06 per 1,000 male adults | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 268.63 per 1,000 male adults | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 266.46 per 1,000 male adults | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 264.51 per 1,000 male adults | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 264.15 per 1,000 male adults | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 262.73 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 262.51 per 1,000 male adults | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 260.45 per 1,000 male adults | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 259.51 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 259.43 per 1,000 male adults | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 258.33 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 258.69 per 1,000 male adults | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 272.88 per 1,000 male adults | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 283.74 per 1,000 male adults | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 270.66 per 1,000 male adults | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 258.64 per 1,000 male adults | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 256.68 per 1,000 male adults | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 452.47 per 1,000 male adults | 427.18 per 1,000 male adults | 478.32 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1970s | 399.08 per 1,000 male adults | 383.1 per 1,000 male adults | 419.33 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1980s | 374.27 per 1,000 male adults | 366.3 per 1,000 male adults | 384.72 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1990s | 341.22 per 1,000 male adults | 310.41 per 1,000 male adults | 364.93 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2000s | 283.74 per 1,000 male adults | 268.63 per 1,000 male adults | 303.39 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2010s | 261.68 per 1,000 male adults | 258.33 per 1,000 male adults | 266.46 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 268.52 per 1,000 male adults | 256.68 per 1,000 male adults | 283.74 per 1,000 male adults | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, adult, male in Madagascar?
- Mortality rate, adult, male in Madagascar was 256.68 per 1,000 male adults in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 478.32 per 1,000 male adults in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 256.68 per 1,000 male adults in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for mortality rate, adult, male?
- Madagascar ranks 43rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, adult, male rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, male (per 1,000 male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adult mortality rate, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.