Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 23,361 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23,361
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 200 countries
All-time high
23,361
in 2024
All-time low
19,906
in 2012
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 23,361 for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Madagascar peaked at 23,361 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19,906, in 2012.
That places Madagascar 24th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20,364 | — |
| 1991 | 20,629 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 20,832 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 21,163 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 21,515 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 21,876 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 22,131 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 22,278 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 22,254 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 21,950 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 21,495 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 21,162 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 20,815 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 20,570 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 20,422 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 20,275 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 20,170 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 20,175 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20,223 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 20,329 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 20,226 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 19,992 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 19,906 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 20,031 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 20,135 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 20,321 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 20,715 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 21,252 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 21,832 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 22,397 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 22,829 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 23,085 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 23,263 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 23,335 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 23,361 | +0.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 23,361 is above the median for low income countries, which is 17,516, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 23,361 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,437, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,499 | 20,364 | 22,278 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,564 | 20,170 | 21,495 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,681 | 19,906 | 22,397 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,175 | 22,829 | 23,361 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Madagascar?
- Neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Madagascar was 23,361 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 23,361 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,906 in 2012.
- How does Madagascar rank for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates?
- Madagascar ranks 24th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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