Neonatal mortality rate in Madagascar
Madagascar: Neonatal mortality rate was 23.06 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
23.06
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
29th
of 201 countries
All-time high
41.95
in 1982
All-time low
23.06
in 2024
Years of data
56
1969–2024
Neonatal mortality rate in Madagascar, 1969–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Madagascar stood at 23.06. That is the lowest value across all 56 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 41.95 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 23.06, in 2024.
Madagascar ranks 29th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 34.56 | — |
| 1970 | 34.73 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 34.97 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 35.2 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 35.5 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 35.84 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 36.31 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 36.78 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 37.32 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 37.8 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 38.31 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 40.07 | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 40.56 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 41.95 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 41.19 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 40.37 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 40.41 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 40.3 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 39.97 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 39.51 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 38.96 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 38.35 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 37.72 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 37.08 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 36.42 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 35.77 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 35.05 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 34.28 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 33.5 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 32.63 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 31.81 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 31 | -2.5% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.56 | 34.56 | 34.56 | 1 |
| 1970s | 36.28 | 34.73 | 38.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.33 | 38.96 | 41.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.26 | 31.81 | 38.35 | 10 |
| 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 920.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4984 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 UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 41.95 in 1982.
- 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 29th out of 201 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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