Mortality rate, infant, female in Madagascar
Madagascar: Mortality rate, infant, female was 38.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
38.4 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
22nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
167.8 per 1,000 live births
in 1982
All-time low
38.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Madagascar, 1972–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant, female in Madagascar is 38.4 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Madagascar peaked at 167.8 per 1,000 live births in 1982 and was at its lowest, 38.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 22nd out of 197 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.
Mortality rate, infant, female in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 76.6 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1973 | 78.2 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 80 per 1,000 live births | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 81.9 per 1,000 live births | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 83.5 per 1,000 live births | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 85.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 86.6 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 88.2 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 132.1 per 1,000 live births | +49.8% |
| 1981 | 132.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 167.8 per 1,000 live births | +26.4% |
| 1983 | 129.8 per 1,000 live births | -22.6% |
| 1984 | 94.9 per 1,000 live births | -26.9% |
| 1985 | 94.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 93.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 92.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 90 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 87.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 84.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 82.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 79.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 77.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 75.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 72.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 70.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 67.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 64.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 62.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 59.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 57.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 54.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 52.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 50.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 48.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 46.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 45.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 43.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 42.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 41.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 40.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 39.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 39.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 39.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 38.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 38.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 39 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 39.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 39.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 39.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 39.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 39.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 39 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 38.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.51 per 1,000 live births | 76.6 per 1,000 live births | 88.2 per 1,000 live births | 8 |
| 1980s | 111.55 per 1,000 live births | 87.5 per 1,000 live births | 167.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.74 per 1,000 live births | 62.2 per 1,000 live births | 84.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.11 per 1,000 live births | 42.3 per 1,000 live births | 59.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.49 per 1,000 live births | 38.9 per 1,000 live births | 41.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.16 per 1,000 live births | 38.4 per 1,000 live births | 39.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 19 Burkina Faso 39.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Cote d'Ivoire 38.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Djibouti 38.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 22 Sudan 38.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 24 Eswatini 37.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 37.1 per 1,000 live births 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 177 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Madagascar?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Madagascar was 38.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 167.8 per 1,000 live births in 1982.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Madagascar ranks 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.