Madagascar vs Zambia: Children died before five per woman

Madagascar
0.2353
in 2024
Zambia
0.2201
in 2024
Madagascar rank
23rd
Zambia rank
26th

Children died before five per woman over time

  • Madagascar
  • Zambia
00.511.52195219882024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.2353 against 0.2201 in Zambia, a difference of 0.0152.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 26th of 200 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.24 1.37 0.1278 Zambia
1970s 1.13 1.19 0.0642 Zambia
1980s 1.33 1.14 0.186 Madagascar
1990s 0.7852 1.08 0.2932 Zambia
2000s 0.4465 0.6364 0.1899 Zambia
2010s 0.2851 0.307 0.0219 Zambia
2020s 0.2467 0.2246 0.0221 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, Madagascar or Zambia?
Madagascar, at 0.2353 against 0.2201 in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Madagascar and Zambia?
0.0152, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for children died before five per woman?
Madagascar ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 26th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed