Number of infant deaths in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of infant deaths was 42,981 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Madagascar, 1973–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 42,981 for number of infant deaths in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Madagascar peaked at 73,755 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 28,171, in 1973.
That places Madagascar 22nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32,853 | 28,171 | 37,745 | 7 |
| 1980s | 52,362 | 44,777 | 73,755 | 10 |
| 1990s | 47,296 | 46,201 | 47,951 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,159 | 37,353 | 44,773 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,649 | 36,195 | 40,972 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,802 | 42,019 | 43,167 | 5 |
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More health data for Madagascar
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 415,720 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 429,273 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 9.42 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.75 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 440,800 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 416,942 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 428,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 404,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 390,666 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Madagascar?
- Number of infant deaths in Madagascar was 42,981 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 73,755 in 1982.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,171 in 1973.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of infant deaths?
- Madagascar ranks 22nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.