Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 23,361 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23,361 deaths
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 199 countries
All-time high
23,361 deaths
in 2024
All-time low
12,243 deaths
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Madagascar, 1973–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 23,361 deaths for number of 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, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Madagascar peaked at 23,361 deaths in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,243 deaths, in 1973.
Madagascar ranks 24th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 12,243 deaths | — |
| 1974 | 12,732 deaths | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 13,293 deaths | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 13,877 deaths | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 14,513 deaths | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 15,157 deaths | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 15,785 deaths | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 16,875 deaths | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 17,373 deaths | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 18,385 deaths | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 18,413 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 18,455 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 18,872 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 19,017 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 19,302 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 19,653 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 19,970 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 20,364 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 20,629 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 20,832 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 21,163 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 21,515 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 21,876 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 22,131 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 22,278 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 22,254 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 21,950 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 21,495 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 21,162 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 20,815 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 20,570 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 20,422 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 20,275 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 20,170 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 20,175 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20,223 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 20,329 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 20,226 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 19,992 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 19,906 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 20,031 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 20,135 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 20,321 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 20,715 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 21,252 deaths | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 21,832 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 22,397 deaths | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 22,829 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 23,085 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 23,263 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 23,335 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 23,361 deaths | +0.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 23,361 deaths is above the median for low income countries, which is 17,516 deaths, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 23,361 deaths is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,437 deaths, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,943 deaths | 12,243 deaths | 15,785 deaths | 7 |
| 1980s | 18,632 deaths | 16,875 deaths | 19,970 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,499 deaths | 20,364 deaths | 22,278 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,564 deaths | 20,170 deaths | 21,495 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,681 deaths | 19,906 deaths | 22,397 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,175 deaths | 22,829 deaths | 23,361 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Madagascar?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Madagascar was 23,361 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 23,361 deaths in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,243 deaths in 1973.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Madagascar ranks 24th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .