Number of children who die before age 5 in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of children who die before age 5 was 64,828 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
64,828 deaths
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
20th
of 236 countries
All-time high
79,935 deaths
in 1986
All-time low
42,024 deaths
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children who die before age 5 in Madagascar, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children who die before age 5 in Madagascar stood at 64,828 deaths.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children who die before age 5 in Madagascar peaked at 79,935 deaths in 1986 and was at its lowest, 42,024 deaths, in 1950.
Madagascar ranks 20th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children who die before age 5 in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 42,024 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 43,804 deaths | +4.2% |
| 1952 | 45,190 deaths | +3.2% |
| 1953 | 46,394 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 47,264 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 47,686 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 48,059 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 48,430 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 48,770 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 49,055 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 49,297 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 49,409 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 49,437 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 49,435 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 49,468 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 49,619 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 49,846 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 50,218 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 50,796 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 51,565 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 52,301 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 53,246 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 54,331 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 55,460 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 56,763 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 58,290 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 60,133 deaths | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 62,314 deaths | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 64,782 deaths | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 67,435 deaths | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 70,057 deaths | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 72,506 deaths | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 74,701 deaths | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 76,697 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 78,458 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 79,615 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 79,935 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 79,813 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 79,713 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 79,490 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 79,330 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 79,087 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 78,630 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 78,228 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 78,104 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 77,810 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 77,405 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 76,768 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 75,681 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 74,073 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 72,167 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 69,471 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 67,238 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 64,943 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 63,115 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 61,305 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 59,811 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 58,824 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 57,991 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 57,586 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 56,993 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 56,157 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 55,749 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 55,739 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 55,823 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 56,215 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 56,965 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 58,263 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 59,645 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 61,085 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 62,308 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 63,241 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 64,157 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 64,828 deaths | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46,668 deaths | 42,024 deaths | 49,055 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 49,909 deaths | 49,297 deaths | 51,565 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 58,506 deaths | 52,301 deaths | 67,435 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 77,098 deaths | 70,057 deaths | 79,935 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 77,512 deaths | 74,073 deaths | 79,330 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 63,245 deaths | 57,586 deaths | 72,167 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,263 deaths | 55,739 deaths | 61,085 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,634 deaths | 62,308 deaths | 64,828 deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children who die before age 5 in Madagascar?
- Number of children who die before age 5 in Madagascar was 64,828 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 79,935 deaths in 1986.
- What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,024 deaths in 1950.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of children who die before age 5?
- Madagascar ranks 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.