Number of infant deaths, female in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of infant deaths, female was 18,870 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in Madagascar, 1973–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female in Madagascar is 18,870, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Madagascar peaked at 34,883 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 12,903, in 1973.
Madagascar ranks 22nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 12,903 | — |
| 1974 | 13,613 | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 14,328 | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 15,045 | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 15,807 | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 16,573 | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 17,370 | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 26,636 | +53.3% |
| 1981 | 27,087 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 34,883 | +28.8% |
| 1983 | 27,407 | -21.4% |
| 1984 | 20,580 | -24.9% |
| 1985 | 21,094 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 21,235 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 21,238 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 21,317 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 21,384 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 21,427 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 21,470 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 21,436 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 21,492 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 21,592 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 21,678 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 21,694 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 21,549 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 21,268 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 20,746 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 20,061 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 19,379 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 18,770 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 18,219 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 17,765 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 17,348 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 16,981 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 16,701 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 16,532 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 16,436 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 16,307 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 16,042 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 15,873 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 15,906 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 16,032 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 16,196 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 16,458 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 16,887 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 17,418 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 17,956 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 18,429 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 18,743 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 18,893 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 18,969 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 18,870 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,091 | 12,903 | 17,370 | 7 |
| 1980s | 24,286 | 20,580 | 34,883 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,435 | 20,746 | 21,694 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,819 | 16,436 | 20,061 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,508 | 15,873 | 17,956 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,781 | 18,429 | 18,969 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Madagascar?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Madagascar was 18,870 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 34,883 in 1982.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,903 in 1973.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Madagascar ranks 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.