What is mortality rate, neonatal in Madagascar?

Mortality rate, neonatal in Madagascar was 23.1 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, neonatal recorded in Madagascar?

The highest recorded value was 41.9 per 1,000 live births in 1982.

What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Madagascar?

The lowest recorded value was 23.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Madagascar rank for mortality rate, neonatal?

Madagascar ranks 29th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Madagascar?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, neonatal in Madagascar

Name: Mortality rate, neonatal in Madagascar
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Madagascar: Mortality rate, neonatal was 23.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

23.1 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

29th

of 196 countries

All-time high

41.9 per 1,000 live births

in 1982

All-time low

23.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1969–2024

Mortality rate, neonatal in Madagascar, 1969–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 23.1 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Madagascar peaked at 41.9 per 1,000 live births in 1982 and was at its lowest, 23.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

That places Madagascar 29th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.

Mortality rate, neonatal in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in Madagascar, 1969 to 2024.
Year	per 1,000 live births	Change
1969	34.6 per 1,000 live births	—
1970	34.7 per 1,000 live births	+0.3%
1971	35 per 1,000 live births	+0.9%
1972	35.2 per 1,000 live births	+0.6%
1973	35.5 per 1,000 live births	+0.9%
1974	35.8 per 1,000 live births	+0.8%
1975	36.3 per 1,000 live births	+1.4%
1976	36.8 per 1,000 live births	+1.4%
1977	37.3 per 1,000 live births	+1.4%
1978	37.8 per 1,000 live births	+1.3%
1979	38.3 per 1,000 live births	+1.3%
1980	40.1 per 1,000 live births	+4.7%
1981	40.6 per 1,000 live births	+1.2%
1982	41.9 per 1,000 live births	+3.2%
1983	41.2 per 1,000 live births	-1.7%
1984	40.4 per 1,000 live births	-1.9%
1985	40.4 per 1,000 live births	+0.0%
1986	40.3 per 1,000 live births	-0.2%
1987	40 per 1,000 live births	-0.7%
1988	39.5 per 1,000 live births	-1.2%
1989	39 per 1,000 live births	-1.3%
1990	38.4 per 1,000 live births	-1.5%
1991	37.7 per 1,000 live births	-1.8%
1992	37.1 per 1,000 live births	-1.6%
1993	36.4 per 1,000 live births	-1.9%
1994	35.8 per 1,000 live births	-1.6%
1995	35.1 per 1,000 live births	-2.0%
1996	34.3 per 1,000 live births	-2.3%
1997	33.5 per 1,000 live births	-2.3%
1998	32.6 per 1,000 live births	-2.7%
1999	31.8 per 1,000 live births	-2.5%
2000	31 per 1,000 live births	-2.5%
2001	30.2 per 1,000 live births	-2.6%
2002	29.5 per 1,000 live births	-2.3%
2003	28.8 per 1,000 live births	-2.4%
2004	28.2 per 1,000 live births	-2.1%
2005	27.5 per 1,000 live births	-2.5%
2006	26.9 per 1,000 live births	-2.2%
2007	26.3 per 1,000 live births	-2.2%
2008	25.8 per 1,000 live births	-1.9%
2009	25.3 per 1,000 live births	-1.9%
2010	24.8 per 1,000 live births	-2.0%
2011	24.5 per 1,000 live births	-1.2%
2012	24.2 per 1,000 live births	-1.2%
2013	24 per 1,000 live births	-0.8%
2014	23.8 per 1,000 live births	-0.8%
2015	23.7 per 1,000 live births	-0.4%
2016	23.6 per 1,000 live births	-0.4%
2017	23.6 per 1,000 live births	+0.0%
2018	23.6 per 1,000 live births	+0.0%
2019	23.6 per 1,000 live births	+0.0%
2020	23.7 per 1,000 live births	+0.4%
2021	23.6 per 1,000 live births	-0.4%
2022	23.5 per 1,000 live births	-0.4%
2023	23.3 per 1,000 live births	-0.9%
2024	23.1 per 1,000 live births	-0.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	34.6 per 1,000 live births	34.6 per 1,000 live births	34.6 per 1,000 live births	1
1970s	36.27 per 1,000 live births	34.7 per 1,000 live births	38.3 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	40.34 per 1,000 live births	39 per 1,000 live births	41.9 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	35.27 per 1,000 live births	31.8 per 1,000 live births	38.4 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	27.95 per 1,000 live births	25.3 per 1,000 live births	31 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	23.94 per 1,000 live births	23.6 per 1,000 live births	24.8 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	23.44 per 1,000 live births	23.1 per 1,000 live births	23.7 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Madagascar

26 Sudan 23.7 per 1,000 live births compare
27 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 23.6 per 1,000 live births compare
27 Malawi 23.6 per 1,000 live births compare
30 Gambia 23 per 1,000 live births compare
31 Haiti 22.6 per 1,000 live births compare
31 Togo 22.6 per 1,000 live births compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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)
Heat deaths vs projected death rates 920.6 (2090)
Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2882 units per person (2025)
Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5759 units per person (2025)

All data for Madagascar →

Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, neonatal in Madagascar?: Mortality rate, neonatal in Madagascar was 23.1 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, neonatal recorded in Madagascar?: The highest recorded value was 41.9 per 1,000 live births in 1982.
What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Madagascar?: The lowest recorded value was 23.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Madagascar rank for mortality rate, neonatal?: Madagascar ranks 29th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Madagascar?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.