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 197 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% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 9,659 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4,078, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 9,659 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,087, 3.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.77 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.6 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,148 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 507,363 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,966 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.62 million (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (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 197 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.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years