Number of infant deaths, male in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of infant deaths, male was 24,111 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male 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
Madagascar recorded 24,111 for number of infant deaths, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Madagascar peaked at 38,872 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 15,268, in 1973.
That places Madagascar 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 15,268 | — |
| 1974 | 16,068 | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 16,872 | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 17,715 | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 18,572 | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 19,461 | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 20,375 | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 30,089 | +47.7% |
| 1981 | 30,655 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 38,872 | +26.8% |
| 1983 | 31,177 | -19.8% |
| 1984 | 24,197 | -22.4% |
| 1985 | 24,897 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 25,107 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 25,147 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 25,268 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 25,348 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 25,507 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 25,633 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 25,675 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 25,783 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 25,979 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 26,145 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 26,257 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 26,201 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 25,973 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 25,455 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 24,712 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 23,976 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 23,333 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 22,762 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 22,285 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 21,837 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 21,445 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 21,154 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 20,973 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 20,917 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 20,816 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 20,542 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 20,322 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 20,373 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 20,541 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 20,749 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 21,086 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 21,640 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 22,330 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 23,016 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 23,590 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 24,017 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 24,190 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 24,198 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24,111 | -0.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 24,111 is above the median for low income countries, which is 17,771, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 24,111 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,652, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, male 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 | +47.7% | 20,375 | 30,089 |
| 1982 | +26.8% | 30,655 | 38,872 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,762 | 15,268 | 20,375 | 7 |
| 1980s | 28,076 | 24,197 | 38,872 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,861 | 25,455 | 26,257 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,339 | 20,917 | 24,712 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,142 | 20,322 | 23,016 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,021 | 23,590 | 24,198 | 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 in Madagascar?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Madagascar was 24,111 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, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 38,872 in 1982.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,268 in 1973.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Madagascar ranks 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.