Mortality rate, under-5, female in Madagascar
Madagascar: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 57.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
57.1 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
19th
of 196 countries
All-time high
297.6 per 1,000 live births
in 1982
All-time low
57.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, 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
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5, female in Madagascar stood at 57.1 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Madagascar peaked at 297.6 per 1,000 live births in 1982 and was at its lowest, 57.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 19th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 146.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1973 | 149 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 151.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 154 per 1,000 live births | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 156.4 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 158.4 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 160.4 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 162.6 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 238.4 per 1,000 live births | +46.6% |
| 1981 | 238.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 297.6 per 1,000 live births | +24.6% |
| 1983 | 232.2 per 1,000 live births | -22.0% |
| 1984 | 170.1 per 1,000 live births | -26.7% |
| 1985 | 168.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 166.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 163.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 158.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 153.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 147.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 142.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 137.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 132.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 127.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 123 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 118 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 112.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 107.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 102.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 98 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 93.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 89.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 85.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 81.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 78 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 74.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 71.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 68.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 66.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 64.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 63 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 61.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 60.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 60.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 59.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 59.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 59.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 59.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 59.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 59.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 59.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 59 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 58.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 57.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 154.88 per 1,000 live births | 146.7 per 1,000 live births | 162.6 per 1,000 live births | 8 |
| 1980s | 198.72 per 1,000 live births | 153.1 per 1,000 live births | 297.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 125.18 per 1,000 live births | 102.8 per 1,000 live births | 147.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.71 per 1,000 live births | 66.6 per 1,000 live births | 98 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.78 per 1,000 live births | 59.4 per 1,000 live births | 64.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.7 per 1,000 live births | 57.1 per 1,000 live births | 59.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Madagascar?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Madagascar was 57.1 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, under-5, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 297.6 per 1,000 live births in 1982.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Madagascar ranks 19th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.