Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) was 43 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
43 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
21st
of 197 countries
All-time high
174 per 1,000 live births
in 1982
All-time low
43 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Mortality rate, infant 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 in Madagascar is 43 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 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Madagascar peaked at 174 per 1,000 live births in 1982 and was at its lowest, 43 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 21st 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 (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 82.2 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1973 | 83.9 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 85.8 per 1,000 live births | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 87.6 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 89.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 90.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 92.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 94.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 138.1 per 1,000 live births | +46.8% |
| 1981 | 139 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 174 per 1,000 live births | +25.2% |
| 1983 | 136.1 per 1,000 live births | -21.8% |
| 1984 | 101.2 per 1,000 live births | -25.6% |
| 1985 | 101.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 100.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 98.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 96.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 93.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 91.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 88.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 86.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 83.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 81.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 78.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 76.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 73.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 70.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 68.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 65.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 62.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 60.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 58.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 56.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 54.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 52.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 50.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 48.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 47.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 46.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 45.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 44.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 44.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 43.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 43.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 43.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 43.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 43.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 44.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 44.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 44.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 44.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 43.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 43 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 43 per 1,000 live births is above the median for low income countries, which is 43 per 1,000 live births, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 43 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2 per 1,000 live births, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +46.8% | 94.1 per 1,000 live births | 138.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 1982 | +25.2% | 139 per 1,000 live births | 174 per 1,000 live births |
| 1984 | -25.6% | 136.1 per 1,000 live births | 101.2 per 1,000 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.29 per 1,000 live births | 82.2 per 1,000 live births | 94.1 per 1,000 live births | 8 |
| 1980s | 117.89 per 1,000 live births | 93.9 per 1,000 live births | 174 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.91 per 1,000 live births | 68.1 per 1,000 live births | 91.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.59 per 1,000 live births | 47.3 per 1,000 live births | 65.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.27 per 1,000 live births | 43.6 per 1,000 live births | 46.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9 per 1,000 live births | 43 per 1,000 live births | 44.4 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 44.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Mozambique 43.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 43.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Djibouti 43 per 1,000 live births compare
- 23 Sudan 42.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 24 Eswatini 42.2 per 1,000 live births compare
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Madagascar?
- Mortality rate, infant in Madagascar was 43 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 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 174 per 1,000 live births in 1982.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 43 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Madagascar ranks 21st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.