Children died before five per woman in Madagascar
Madagascar: Children died before five per woman was 0.2353 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children died before five per woman in Madagascar, 1965–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.2353 for children died before five per woman in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Madagascar peaked at 2 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.2353, in 2024.
Madagascar ranks 23rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children died before five per woman in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1.4 | — |
| 1966 | 1.36 | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 1.32 | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 1.06 | -19.3% |
| 1969 | 1.07 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 1.09 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 1.1 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.11 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 1.12 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.13 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 1.14 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.15 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.15 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.15 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.65 | +43.0% |
| 1981 | 1.63 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 2 | +22.4% |
| 1983 | 1.55 | -22.4% |
| 1984 | 1.14 | -26.6% |
| 1985 | 1.12 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.1 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.07 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.03 | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9904 | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.954 | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9147 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8774 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8425 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8068 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7717 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7349 | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.694 | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6495 | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6064 | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5642 | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5313 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4993 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4737 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4506 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4286 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4083 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3878 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3689 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3525 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3345 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3162 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3006 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2892 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.279 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.273 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2703 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2665 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2626 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2586 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2551 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2504 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2496 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2431 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2353 | -3.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.2353 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2501, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.2353 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children died before five per woman 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 | +43.0% | 1.15 | 1.65 |
| 1984 | -26.6% | 1.55 | 1.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.24 | 1.06 | 1.4 | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.13 | 1.09 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 | 0.9904 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7852 | 0.6064 | 0.954 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4465 | 0.3525 | 0.5642 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2851 | 0.2586 | 0.3345 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2467 | 0.2353 | 0.2551 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Madagascar?
- Children died before five per woman in Madagascar was 0.2353 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1982.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2353 in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for children died before five per woman?
- Madagascar ranks 23rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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