Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) was 57.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 197 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 (per 1,000 live births) 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% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 57.1 per 1,000 live births is above the median for low income countries, which is 56.6 per 1,000 live births, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 57.1 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.05 per 1,000 live births, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) 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 | +46.6% | 162.6 per 1,000 live births | 238.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 1984 | -26.7% | 232.2 per 1,000 live births | 170.1 per 1,000 live births |
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 197 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.