Neonatal infant and child deaths in Madagascar
Madagascar: Neonatal infant and child deaths was 23,361 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal infant and child deaths in Madagascar, 1973–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 23,361 for neonatal infant and child deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal infant and child deaths in Madagascar peaked at 23,361 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,243, in 1973.
Madagascar ranks 24th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,943 | 12,243 | 15,785 | 7 |
| 1980s | 18,632 | 16,875 | 19,970 | 10 |
| 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 |
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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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 298,887 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 295,667 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal infant and child deaths in Madagascar?
- Neonatal infant and child deaths in Madagascar was 23,361 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 23,361 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,243 in 1973.
- How does Madagascar rank for neonatal infant and child deaths?
- Madagascar ranks 24th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal infant and child deaths 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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