Neonatal mortality rate in Madagascar
Madagascar: Neonatal mortality rate was 23.06 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Madagascar stood at 23.06. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Madagascar peaked at 31 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.06, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 27th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31 | — |
| 2001 | 30.24 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 29.52 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 28.83 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 28.18 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 27.55 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 26.92 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 26.33 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 25.77 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 25.26 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 24.83 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 24.51 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 24.21 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 23.98 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 23.8 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 23.68 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 23.63 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 23.64 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.62 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 23.65 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 23.69 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 23.64 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 23.53 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 23.32 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 23.06 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.96 | 25.26 | 31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.96 | 23.62 | 24.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.45 | 23.06 | 23.69 | 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1921 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1973 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Madagascar?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Madagascar was 23.06 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 31 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.06 in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Madagascar ranks 27th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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