Youth mortality rate in Madagascar
Madagascar: Youth mortality rate was 8.01 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.01 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
17th
of 199 countries
All-time high
34.22 deaths per 100 live births
in 1982
All-time low
8.01 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
57
1968–2024
Youth mortality rate in Madagascar, 1968–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth mortality rate in Madagascar is 8.01 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Madagascar peaked at 34.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1982 and was at its lowest, 8.01 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Madagascar ranks 17th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Youth mortality rate in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 21.2 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1969 | 21.2 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 21.2 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 21.21 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 21.24 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 21.31 deaths per 100 live births | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 21.4 deaths per 100 live births | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 21.48 deaths per 100 live births | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 21.56 deaths per 100 live births | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 21.61 deaths per 100 live births | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 21.68 deaths per 100 live births | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 21.74 deaths per 100 live births | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 28.79 deaths per 100 live births | +32.4% |
| 1981 | 28.75 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 34.22 deaths per 100 live births | +19.0% |
| 1983 | 27.94 deaths per 100 live births | -18.4% |
| 1984 | 21.97 deaths per 100 live births | -21.4% |
| 1985 | 21.77 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 21.43 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 20.96 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 20.37 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 19.71 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 18.58 deaths per 100 live births | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 17.91 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 17.67 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 17.05 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 16.46 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 15.5 deaths per 100 live births | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 14.92 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 14.34 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 13.76 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 13.18 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 12.63 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 12.11 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 11.61 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 11.15 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 10.7 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 10.27 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 9.87 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 9.5 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 9.16 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 8.87 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 8.63 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 8.42 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.26 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 8.15 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 8.09 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 8.06 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 8.05 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.08 deaths per 100 live births | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.13 deaths per 100 live births | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 8.19 deaths per 100 live births | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.25 deaths per 100 live births | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 8.27 deaths per 100 live births | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 8.23 deaths per 100 live births | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 8.14 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 8.01 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 8.01 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.42 deaths per 100 live births, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 8.01 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.18 deaths per 100 live births, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth mortality rate 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 | +32.4% | 21.74 deaths per 100 live births | 28.79 deaths per 100 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.2 deaths per 100 live births | 21.2 deaths per 100 live births | 21.2 deaths per 100 live births | 2 |
| 1970s | 21.44 deaths per 100 live births | 21.2 deaths per 100 live births | 21.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.59 deaths per 100 live births | 19.71 deaths per 100 live births | 34.22 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.94 deaths per 100 live births | 13.18 deaths per 100 live births | 18.58 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.59 deaths per 100 live births | 8.87 deaths per 100 live births | 12.63 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.21 deaths per 100 live births | 8.05 deaths per 100 live births | 8.63 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.18 deaths per 100 live births | 8.01 deaths per 100 live births | 8.27 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 14 Cameroon 8.2 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 15 Burkina Faso 8.2 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 8.08 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 7.86 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 7.82 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 20 Sudan 7.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
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 youth mortality rate in Madagascar?
- Youth mortality rate in Madagascar was 8.01 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 34.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1982.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.01 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for youth mortality rate?
- Madagascar ranks 17th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.