Mortality rate, infant in Madagascar
Madagascar: Mortality rate, infant was 44.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023. βΌ Falling
Mortality rate, infant in Madagascar, 1972β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 44.2 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Madagascar peaked at 100.8 per 1,000 live births in 1984 and was at its lowest, 43.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2015.
Madagascar ranks 20th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.75 per 1,000 live births | 81.6 per 1,000 live births | 93.5 per 1,000 live births | 8 |
| 1980s | 98.11 per 1,000 live births | 93.7 per 1,000 live births | 100.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.98 per 1,000 live births | 68.3 per 1,000 live births | 91.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.67 per 1,000 live births | 47.4 per 1,000 live births | 65.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.42 per 1,000 live births | 43.8 per 1,000 live births | 46.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.62 per 1,000 live births | 44.2 per 1,000 live births | 44.9 per 1,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 17 Burkina Faso 44.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of Congo 44.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Djibouti 44.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Eswatini 43.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 22 Guinea-Bissau 43.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 23 Cameroon 41.2 per 1,000 live births compare
More population data for Madagascar
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.436 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.06 million (2100)
- Population density 146.69 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.436 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.91 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 83 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.91 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.91 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.46 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 3.97 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Madagascar?
- Mortality rate, infant in Madagascar was 44.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 100.8 per 1,000 live births in 1984.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8 per 1,000 live births in 2015.
- How does Madagascar rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Madagascar ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release