Under-five mortality rate in Madagascar
Madagascar: Under-five mortality rate was 62.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Under-five mortality rate in Madagascar, 1968–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for under-five mortality rate in Madagascar is 62.4, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five mortality rate in Madagascar peaked at 304.79 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 62.4, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 19th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 146.53 | 145.56 | 147.5 | 2 |
| 1970s | 159.28 | 149.29 | 169.23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 206.03 | 160.35 | 304.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 132.06 | 109.27 | 154.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.89 | 72.38 | 104.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.33 | 64.87 | 70.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.13 | 62.4 | 65.11 | 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)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4984 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five mortality rate in Madagascar?
- Under-five mortality rate in Madagascar was 62.4 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under-five mortality rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 304.79 in 1982.
- What is the lowest under-five mortality rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.4 in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for under-five mortality rate?
- Madagascar ranks 19th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five mortality rate rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under-five mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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