Suicides of children and adolescents in Madagascar
Madagascar: Suicides of children and adolescents was 88 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
88
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
2nd
of 17 countries
All-time high
119
in 2021
All-time low
1.97
in 2007
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Suicides of children and adolescents in Madagascar, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicides of children and adolescents in Madagascar is 88, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicides of children and adolescents in Madagascar peaked at 119 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.97, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Suicides of children and adolescents in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.97 | — |
| 2008 | 68 | +3343.1% |
| 2009 | 46 | -32.4% |
| 2010 | 54 | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 90 | +66.7% |
| 2012 | 70 | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 66 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 70 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 64 | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 83 | +29.7% |
| 2017 | 92 | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 86 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 117 | +36.0% |
| 2020 | 118 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 119 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 112 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 93 | -17.0% |
| 2024 | 88 | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.66 | 1.97 | 68 | 3 |
| 2010s | 79.2 | 54 | 117 | 10 |
| 2020s | 106 | 88 | 119 | 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 177 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicides of children and adolescents in Madagascar?
- Suicides of children and adolescents in Madagascar was 88 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 119 in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.97 in 2007.
- How does Madagascar rank for suicides of children and adolescents?
- Madagascar ranks 2nd out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is suicides of children and adolescents rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Suicides of children and adolescents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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