Number of deaths among adolescents in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of deaths among adolescents was 5,526 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5,526
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
13th
of 200 countries
All-time high
5,526
in 2024
All-time low
3,801
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of deaths among adolescents in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths among adolescents in Madagascar stood at 5,526. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among adolescents in Madagascar peaked at 5,526 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,801, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 13th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths among adolescents in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,479 | — |
| 1991 | 4,359 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 4,873 | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 4,752 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 4,645 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 3,949 | -15.0% |
| 1996 | 3,896 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 3,852 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 3,826 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 3,807 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 3,801 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 3,806 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3,813 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 3,817 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 3,818 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,828 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 3,833 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3,852 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 3,866 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3,884 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 3,885 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,880 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 3,886 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3,910 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3,970 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 4,064 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 4,192 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 4,358 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 4,577 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 4,825 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 5,077 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 5,270 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 5,403 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 5,483 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 5,526 | +0.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 5,526 is above the median for low income countries, which is 3,197, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 5,526 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,070, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,244 | 3,807 | 4,873 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,832 | 3,801 | 3,884 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,155 | 3,880 | 4,825 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,352 | 5,077 | 5,526 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 10 Tanzania, United Republic of 6,128 compare
- 11 Sudan 5,921 compare
- 12 Uganda 5,785 compare
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 5,514 compare
- 15 Cameroon 5,356 compare
- 16 Philippines 5,305 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 number of deaths among adolescents in Madagascar?
- Number of deaths among adolescents in Madagascar was 5,526 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among adolescents recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 5,526 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among adolescents recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,801 in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of deaths among adolescents?
- Madagascar ranks 13th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among adolescents rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among adolescents (10 to 19 years of age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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