Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Madagascar

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Madagascar was 44.2. A difference of -0.5 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Madagascar were 48.6 and 39.5 respectively in 2023.

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The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Madagascar for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Madagascar

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Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Madagascar

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Year	Total	Male	Female
1972	81.6	87	75.9
1973	83.4	88.8	77.6
1974	85.2	90.7	79.4
1975	87.1	92.6	81.2
1976	88.8	94.4	83
1977	90.4	96	84.5
1978	92	97.6	86
1979	93.5	99.1	87.6
1980	95.2	100.9	89.3
1981	97.1	102.9	91
1982	98.7	104.7	92.6
1983	100.1	106	93.9
1984	100.8	106.7	94.6
1985	100.8	106.9	94.5
1986	100	106.2	93.6
1987	98.4	104.6	92.1
1988	96.3	102.3	89.9
1989	93.7	99.7	87.5
1990	91.1	97.1	84.8
1991	88.5	94.5	82.2
1992	86.1	92	79.8
1993	83.8	89.7	77.6
1994	81.5	87.4	75.3
1995	79.1	84.9	73
1996	76.6	82.3	70.6
1997	73.8	79.6	67.9
1998	71	76.6	65.1
1999	68.3	73.7	62.5
2000	65.5	71	59.9
2001	63	68.3	57.4
2002	60.6	65.9	55
2003	58.3	63.6	52.8
2004	56.2	61.4	50.8
2005	54.2	59.2	48.8
2006	52.3	57.2	47
2007	50.4	55.3	45.3
2008	48.8	53.5	43.8
2009	47.4	52.1	42.5
2010	46.2	50.8	41.3
2011	45.2	49.8	40.4
2012	44.6	49.1	39.8
2013	44.1	48.6	39.4
2014	43.9	48.2	39.2
2015	43.8	48.1	39.1
2016	43.8	48.2	39.1
2017	43.9	48.3	39.2
2018	44.2	48.6	39.5
2019	44.5	48.9	39.8
2020	44.7	49.2	40
2021	44.9	49.3	40.2
2022	44.7	49.1	40
2023	44.2	48.6	39.5