Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Madagascar

Madagascar: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 23.06 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
23.06
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
29th
of 200 countries
All-time high
38.35
in 1990
All-time low
23.06
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Madagascar, 1990–2024

0102030401990200720241990: 38.41991: 37.71992: 37.11993: 36.41994: 35.81995: 35.11996: 34.31997: 33.51998: 32.61999: 31.82000: 312001: 30.22002: 29.52003: 28.82004: 28.22005: 27.52006: 26.92007: 26.32008: 25.82009: 25.32010: 24.82011: 24.52012: 24.22013: 242014: 23.82015: 23.72016: 23.62017: 23.62018: 23.62019: 23.62020: 23.72021: 23.62022: 23.52023: 23.32024: 23.1

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2024, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Madagascar stood at 23.06. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Madagascar peaked at 38.35 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23.06, in 2024.

Madagascar ranks 29th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Madagascar, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 38.35
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
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

Countries ranked near Madagascar

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  3. 28 Malawi 23.6 compare
  4. 30 Gambia 22.95 compare
  5. 31 Haiti 22.63 compare
  6. 32 Togo 22.59 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Madagascar?
Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Madagascar was 23.06 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 38.35 in 1990.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 23.06 in 2024.
How does Madagascar rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
Madagascar ranks 29th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates 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 estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
212 places, 7,420 data points, 1990–2024
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