Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Madagascar

Under-five mortality rate in Madagascar in 2024 — 62.4 per 1,000. Ranked 178 in the world out of 196. Since 1968, the indicator has fallen by 57.1%.

2024 62.4 per 1,000 −1.89% vs 2023
World rank 178of 196
Period maximum 304.8 per 1,0001982
Period minimum 62.4 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1968–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Madagascar, 1968–2024010020030040019681974198019861992199820042010201620221968: 145.6 per 1,0001969: 147.5 per 1,0001970: 149.3 per 1,0001971: 151.2 per 1,0001972: 153.2 per 1,0001973: 155.7 per 1,0001974: 158.2 per 1,0001975: 160.7 per 1,0001976: 163 per 1,0001977: 165.1 per 1,0001978: 167.1 per 1,0001979: 169.2 per 1,0001980: 245.2 per 1,0001981: 245.9 per 1,0001982: 304.8 per 1,0001983: 239.5 per 1,0001984: 177.5 per 1,0001985: 176.6 per 1,0001986: 174.2 per 1,0001987: 170.5 per 1,0001988: 165.8 per 1,0001989: 160.4 per 1,0001990: 154.8 per 1,0001991: 149.4 per 1,0001992: 144.3 per 1,0001993: 139.5 per 1,0001994: 134.7 per 1,0001995: 129.8 per 1,0001996: 124.8 per 1,0001997: 119.6 per 1,0001998: 114.4 per 1,0001999: 109.3 per 1,0002000: 104.4 per 1,0002001: 99.8 per 1,0002002: 95.6 per 1,0002003: 91.6 per 1,0002004: 87.8 per 1,0002005: 84.1 per 1,0002006: 80.8 per 1,0002007: 77.6 per 1,0002008: 74.8 per 1,0002009: 72.4 per 1,0002010: 70.3 per 1,0002011: 68.6 per 1,0002012: 67.3 per 1,0002013: 66.4 per 1,0002014: 65.7 per 1,0002015: 65.3 per 1,0002016: 64.9 per 1,0002017: 64.9 per 1,0002018: 64.9 per 1,0002019: 65 per 1,0002020: 65.1 per 1,0002021: 65 per 1,0002022: 64.5 per 1,0002023: 63.6 per 1,0002024: 62.4 per 1,000
Change over the period: −83.2 (−57.14%) Average annual rate: -1.5 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Madagascar

Madagascar 62.4 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 71.2 per 1,000
Eastern Africa computed 49.6 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 61.3 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 62.4 −1.2 −1.89%
2023 63.6 −0.9 −1.4%
2022 64.5 −0.5 −0.77%
2021 65 −0.1 −0.15%
2020 65.1 +0.1 +0.15%
2019 65 +0.1 +0.15%
2018 64.9 +0 +0%
2017 64.9 +0 +0%
2016 64.9 −0.4 −0.61%
2015 65.3 −0.4 −0.61%
2014 65.7 −0.7 −1.05%
2013 66.4 −0.9 −1.34%
2012 67.3 −1.3 −1.9%
2011 68.6 −1.7 −2.42%
2010 70.3 −2.1 −2.9%
2009 72.4 −2.4 −3.21%
2008 74.8 −2.8 −3.61%
2007 77.6 −3.2 −3.96%
2006 80.8 −3.3 −3.92%
2005 84.1 −3.7 −4.21%
2004 87.8 −3.8 −4.15%
2003 91.6 −4 −4.18%
2002 95.6 −4.2 −4.21%
2001 99.8 −4.6 −4.41%
2000 104.4 −4.9 −4.48%
1999 109.3 −5.1 −4.46%
1998 114.4 −5.2 −4.35%
1997 119.6 −5.2 −4.17%
1996 124.8 −5 −3.85%
1995 129.8 −4.9 −3.64%
1994 134.7 −4.8 −3.44%
1993 139.5 −4.8 −3.33%
1992 144.3 −5.1 −3.41%
1991 149.4 −5.4 −3.49%
1990 154.8 −5.6 −3.49%
1989 160.4 −5.4 −3.26%
1988 165.8 −4.7 −2.76%
1987 170.5 −3.7 −2.12%
1986 174.2 −2.4 −1.36%
1985 176.6 −0.9 −0.51%
1984 177.5 −62 −25.89%
1983 239.5 −65.3 −21.42%
1982 304.8 +58.9 +23.95%
1981 245.9 +0.7 +0.29%
1980 245.2 +76 +44.92%
1979 169.2 +2.1 +1.26%
1978 167.1 +2 +1.21%
1977 165.1 +2.1 +1.29%
1976 163 +2.3 +1.43%
1975 160.7 +2.5 +1.58%
1974 158.2 +2.5 +1.61%
1973 155.7 +2.5 +1.63%
1972 153.2 +2 +1.32%
1971 151.2 +1.9 +1.27%
1970 149.3 +1.8 +1.22%
1969 147.5 +1.9 +1.3%
1968 145.6

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.