Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 3.28% to 50.2 in Madagascar in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Madagascar reached an all time high of 192 in 1965 and an all time low of 50.2 in 2020. When compared to Madagascar's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Mozambique amounted to 70.6, 32.2 in South Africa, 46.6 in Swaziland and 48.9 in Tanzania in 2020.
Madagascar has been ranked 33rd within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Botswana | 50.2 | 49.7 | 49.2 | 47.8 | 47.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | 50.6 | 48.9 | 47.2 | 45.9 | 44.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | 94.2 | 94.6 | 91.5 | 91.0 | 90.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Madagascar | 60.8 | 59.0 | 57.2 | 55.5 | 53.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | 57.6 | 53.3 | 49.5 | 46.2 | 43.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | 88.4 | 84.0 | 80.4 | 78.0 | 75.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | 47.9 | 47.6 | 46.3 | 44.9 | 43.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 37.6 | 36.3 | 35.2 | 34.6 | 33.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | 62.4 | 57.2 | 55.6 | 57.9 | 52.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | 59.9 | 58.1 | 56.0 | 54.1 | 52.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | 58.8 | 55.7 | 52.4 | 49.9 | 47.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | 68.3 | 67.7 | 65.3 | 64.6 | 65.4 |
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