Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 22.65 in 2030. ▬ Flat
Latest (2030)
22.65
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
25th
of 200 countries
All-time high
22.99
in 2025
All-time low
22.65
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Madagascar, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 22.65 for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
That places Madagascar 25th out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top quarter.
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.99 | — |
| 2026 | 22.92 | -0.3% |
| 2027 | 22.86 | -0.3% |
| 2028 | 22.79 | -0.3% |
| 2029 | 22.72 | -0.3% |
| 2030 | 22.65 | -0.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 22.65 is below the median for low income countries, which is 23.31, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 22.65 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.02, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 22.86 | 22.72 | 22.99 | 5 |
| 2030s | 22.65 | 22.65 | 22.65 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 22 Democratic Republic of Congo 23.37 compare
- 23 Malawi 23.31 compare
- 24 Equatorial Guinea 23.28 compare
- 26 Cameroon 22.05 compare
- 27 Turkmenistan 21.47 compare
- 28 Ethiopia 21.41 compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Madagascar?
- Neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Madagascar was 22.65 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 22.99 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.65 in 2030.
- How does Madagascar rank for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- Madagascar ranks 25th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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