Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) was 42,981 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Madagascar, 1973–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 42,981 for number of infant deaths in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Madagascar peaked at 73,755 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 28,171, in 1973.
That places Madagascar 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 28,171 | — |
| 1974 | 29,681 | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 31,200 | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 32,760 | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 34,379 | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 36,034 | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 37,745 | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 56,725 | +50.3% |
| 1981 | 57,742 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 73,755 | +27.7% |
| 1983 | 58,584 | -20.6% |
| 1984 | 44,777 | -23.6% |
| 1985 | 45,991 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 46,342 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 46,385 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 46,585 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 46,732 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 46,934 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 47,103 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 47,111 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 47,275 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 47,571 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 47,823 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 47,951 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 47,750 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 47,241 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 46,201 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 44,773 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 43,355 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 42,103 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 40,981 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 40,050 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 39,185 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 38,426 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 37,855 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 37,505 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 37,353 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 37,123 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 36,584 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 36,195 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 36,279 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 36,573 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 36,945 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 37,544 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 38,527 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 39,748 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 40,972 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 42,019 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 42,760 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 43,083 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 43,167 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 42,981 | -0.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 42,981 is above the median for low income countries, which is 31,762, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 42,981 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22,678, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +50.3% | 37,745 | 56,725 |
| 1982 | +27.7% | 57,742 | 73,755 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32,853 | 28,171 | 37,745 | 7 |
| 1980s | 52,362 | 44,777 | 73,755 | 10 |
| 1990s | 47,296 | 46,201 | 47,951 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,159 | 37,353 | 44,773 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,649 | 36,195 | 40,972 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,802 | 42,019 | 43,167 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Madagascar?
- Number of infant deaths in Madagascar was 42,981 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 73,755 in 1982.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,171 in 1973.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of infant deaths?
- Madagascar ranks 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.