Number of infant deaths, male, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of infant deaths, male, per capita was 0.0008 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male, per capita in Madagascar, 1973–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, male, per capita in Madagascar stood at 0.0008 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.0041 units per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 units per person, in 2024.
Madagascar ranks 20th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0021 units per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.0021 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0022 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0022 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0023 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0023 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0033 units per person | +43.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0033 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0041 units per person | +23.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0032 units per person | -22.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 units per person | -24.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0023 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0023 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.002 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.002 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.001 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.001 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.001 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1656 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male, per capita in Madagascar?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita in Madagascar was 0.0008 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0041 units per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of infant deaths, male, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 20th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, male Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.