Number of under-five deaths in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of under-five deaths was 61,923 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Madagascar, 1977β2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Madagascar stood at 61,923.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Madagascar peaked at 132,023 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 54,296, in 2013.
Madagascar ranks 19th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63,560 | 60,903 | 66,251 | 3 |
| 1980s | 90,432 | 75,463 | 132,023 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75,883 | 72,527 | 77,583 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,976 | 56,109 | 70,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,766 | 54,296 | 59,427 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,840 | 60,822 | 62,324 | 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 298,887 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 295,667 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Madagascar?
- Number of under-five deaths in Madagascar was 61,923 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 132,023 in 1982.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,296 in 2013.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Madagascar ranks 19th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.