Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 9,659 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Madagascar stood at 9,659. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Madagascar peaked at 9,659 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,733, in 2011.
That places Madagascar 12th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,314 | — |
| 1991 | 8,069 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 8,941 | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 8,733 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 8,578 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 7,400 | -13.7% |
| 1996 | 7,380 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 7,390 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 7,416 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 7,450 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 7,485 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 7,506 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 7,513 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 7,506 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 7,473 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 7,400 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 7,282 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 7,146 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 7,003 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 6,880 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 6,782 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 6,733 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 6,739 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 6,825 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 6,997 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 7,221 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 7,498 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 7,819 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 8,186 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 8,559 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 8,924 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 9,208 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 9,408 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 9,547 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 9,659 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,967 | 7,380 | 8,941 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,319 | 6,880 | 7,513 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,336 | 6,733 | 8,559 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,349 | 8,924 | 9,659 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 138,648 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 132.74 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 132.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Madagascar?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Madagascar was 9,659 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 9,659 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,733 in 2011.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Madagascar ranks 12th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years