Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Madagascar
Madagascar: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 63.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Madagascar, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 63.63 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Madagascar peaked at 63.63 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.66 years, in 1950.
That places Madagascar 217th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.21 years | 39.66 years | 42.95 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 45.31 years | 43.35 years | 47.32 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.22 years | 47.9 years | 50.06 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.55 years | 49.81 years | 51.82 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.63 years | 52.14 years | 57.43 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.33 years | 57.97 years | 62.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.21 years | 62.6 years | 63.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.98 years | 62.52 years | 63.63 years | 4 |
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More health data for Madagascar
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 303,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 300,558 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Madagascar?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Madagascar was 63.63 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 63.63 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.66 years in 1950.
- How does Madagascar rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Madagascar ranks 217th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.