Ethiopia vs Madagascar
Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Infant mortality
Infant mortality in 2023: 33 per 1,000 live births in Ethiopia and 45 per 1,000 live births in Madagascar, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 12.1 per 1,000 live births, or 1.37 times that in Ethiopia.
deaths per 1,000 live births · UN
What the numbers say
- Madagascar has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Ethiopia.
- In 2023, Ethiopia ranked 35 and Madagascar ranked 22 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ethiopia at 4.3 per 1,000 live births and Madagascar at 12 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
Every year
deaths per 1,000 live births · UN
| Year | Ethiopia | Madagascar | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 33 | 45 | 27.3 |
| 2022 | 34 | 45.1 | 28.2 |
| 2021 | 35.1 | 45.2 | 28.4 |
| 2020 | 36.3 | 45.2 | 28.7 |
| 2019 | 37.6 | 45.2 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | 38.9 | 45.2 | 29.7 |
| 2017 | 40.4 | 45.3 | 30.3 |
| 2016 | 42 | 45.3 | 31.1 |
| 2015 | 43.7 | 45.4 | 32.1 |
| 2014 | 45.7 | 45.6 | 32.9 |
| 2013 | 47.7 | 46 | 33.9 |
| 2012 | 49.9 | 46.6 | 35 |
| 2011 | 52.2 | 47.3 | 36.8 |
| 2010 | 54.7 | 48.2 | 37.7 |
| 2009 | 57.4 | 49.3 | 39.1 |
| 2008 | 60.2 | 50.7 | 40.4 |
| 2007 | 63.3 | 52.2 | 42 |
| 2006 | 66.6 | 53.9 | 43.7 |
| 2005 | 69.8 | 55.7 | 45.4 |
| 2004 | 73.2 | 57.8 | 47.2 |
| 2003 | 76.8 | 60 | 48.8 |
| 2002 | 80.2 | 62.4 | 50.6 |
| 2001 | 83.8 | 64.8 | 52.2 |
| 2000 | 87.3 | 67.6 | 53.7 |
| 1999 | 91.1 | 70.1 | 55.5 |
| 1998 | 94.1 | 72.8 | 57.1 |
| 1997 | 97.7 | 75.6 | 58.3 |
| 1996 | 101.1 | 78.4 | 59.6 |
| 1995 | 104.6 | 81.2 | 60.8 |
| 1994 | 107.9 | 84 | 62 |
| 1993 | 111.2 | 86.7 | 62.9 |
| 1992 | 114.2 | 89.6 | 64.1 |
| 1991 | 117.6 | 92.4 | 64.9 |
| 1990 | 122.2 | 95.1 | 64.9 |
| 1989 | 123.4 | 97.8 | 66.2 |
| 1988 | 125.6 | 100.4 | 68 |
| 1987 | 127.2 | 102.6 | 68.6 |
| 1986 | 167.2 | 104.3 | 70.8 |
| 1985 | 170.5 | 105.4 | 72.9 |
| 1984 | 176.2 | 106 | 74.6 |
| 1983 | 178.7 | 105.9 | 76.1 |
| 1982 | 138.5 | 105.6 | 76.6 |
| 1981 | 140 | 104.7 | 78.7 |
| 1980 | 141.5 | 103.6 | 80.6 |
| 1979 | 143 | 102.5 | 82.5 |
| 1978 | 146.6 | 101.6 | 84.7 |
| 1977 | 147.3 | 100.9 | 86.4 |
| 1976 | 147.8 | 100.5 | 88.1 |
| 1975 | 162.2 | 100.5 | 89.6 |
| 1974 | 162.4 | 100.9 | 90.9 |
| 1973 | 151.4 | 101.6 | 92.1 |
| 1972 | 151.8 | 102.7 | 93.6 |
| 1971 | 145.6 | 104.1 | 96.1 |
| 1970 | 145.9 | 105.7 | 96.9 |
| 1969 | 146.3 | 107.5 | 98.3 |
| 1968 | 146.9 | 109.3 | 100.2 |
| 1967 | 147.8 | 111.2 | 103.1 |
| 1966 | 162.2 | 113 | 104.9 |
| 1965 | 151.5 | 114.7 | 106.4 |
| 1964 | 153.1 | 116.3 | 106.1 |
| 1963 | 155.8 | 117.9 | 107.7 |
| 1962 | 158.9 | 119.6 | 110.2 |
| 1961 | 162.3 | 121.2 | 121.5 |
| 1960 | 165.9 | 122.9 | 131.8 |
| 1959 | 169.7 | 124.6 | 125.7 |
| 1958 | 210.2 | 126.4 | 117.7 |
| 1957 | 214 | 128.1 | 120 |
| 1956 | 180.8 | 129.9 | 121.9 |
| 1955 | 184.4 | 131.6 | 124.8 |
| 1954 | 187.8 | 133.3 | 127.7 |
| 1953 | 191 | 135 | 130.1 |
| 1952 | 194.1 | 136.8 | 132.7 |
| 1951 | 197.2 | 138.5 | 136 |
| 1950 | 200.1 | 140.2 | 138.1 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Ethiopia | Madagascar | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31.926–37.4 | 44.237.8–50.3 | 26.9 |
| 2025 | 30.923.3–38.9 | 43.434.6–52.8 | 26.4 |
| 2026 | 29.920.6–39.8 | 42.632.1–53.2 | 25.9 |
| 2027 | 28.818.2–40.3 | 41.930–53.8 | 25.4 |
| 2028 | 27.716.7–40.9 | 41.227.6–54.3 | 24.9 |
| 2029 | 26.714.7–41.4 | 40.526.2–55.4 | 24.5 |
| 2030 | 25.713.4–40.8 | 39.824.7–56.5 | 24 |
| 2031 | 24.812.3–40.9 | 39.123.2–57.1 | 23.6 |
| 2032 | 23.911.7–41.7 | 38.421.9–57.4 | 23.2 |
| 2033 | 2310.7–41.5 | 37.821–57.8 | 22.8 |
| 2034 | 22.210.2–41 | 37.120–57.2 | 22.3 |
| 2035 | 21.49.2–40.7 | 36.518.7–58.3 | 21.9 |
| 2036 | 20.78.4–41.5 | 35.917.9–57.5 | 21.5 |
| 2037 | 19.97.6–41.7 | 35.317–57.5 | 21.1 |
| 2038 | 19.27.3–41.6 | 34.815.7–57.7 | 20.8 |
| 2039 | 18.57–41.4 | 34.215.2–58.2 | 20.4 |
| 2040 | 17.86.6–41.1 | 33.614.8–58.8 | 20 |
| 2041 | 17.26.4–41.5 | 33.114.4–58.6 | 19.7 |
| 2042 | 16.65.9–40.1 | 32.513.7–57.6 | 19.4 |
| 2043 | 165.6–40.5 | 31.912.4–57.8 | 19 |
| 2044 | 15.55.3–40.2 | 31.312.1–58.7 | 18.7 |
| 2045 | 155.2–40.1 | 30.611.6–58.2 | 18.4 |
| 2046 | 14.44.8–39 | 3010.8–57.4 | 18.2 |
| 2047 | 13.94.7–39 | 29.510.8–58.8 | 17.9 |
| 2048 | 13.44.4–39.2 | 2910.4–59.2 | 17.7 |
| 2049 | 134.2–36.9 | 28.59.8–58.3 | 17.5 |
| 2050 | 12.64.1–38.7 | 289.5–59.4 | 17.3 |
| 2051 | 12.34–39.1 | 27.59.1–58.2 | 17.1 |
| 2052 | 11.93.9–38.5 | 279.1–57.9 | 16.9 |
| 2053 | 11.63.8–38.2 | 26.58.3–57.2 | 16.7 |
| 2054 | 11.23.6–37.6 | 267.8–57.8 | 16.5 |
| 2055 | 113.5–37.8 | 25.67.8–56.5 | 16.3 |
| 2056 | 10.73.4–37.1 | 25.17.3–56 | 16.1 |
| 2057 | 10.43.4–37.9 | 24.77.1–55.3 | 15.9 |
| 2058 | 10.13.2–37.1 | 24.26.9–54.8 | 15.7 |
| 2059 | 9.83.1–37.3 | 23.86.6–54.3 | 15.5 |
| 2060 | 9.53–38.6 | 23.36.6–53.9 | 15.3 |
| 2061 | 9.22.9–37 | 22.96.4–54.2 | 15.1 |
| 2062 | 92.8–36.5 | 22.55.9–53.2 | 14.9 |
| 2063 | 8.82.8–37 | 22.15.8–53.1 | 14.7 |
| 2064 | 8.52.6–36.4 | 21.75.6–54.3 | 14.5 |
| 2065 | 8.32.6–35.5 | 21.45.6–54 | 14.3 |
| 2066 | 8.12.6–35.5 | 215.5–53.1 | 14.1 |
| 2067 | 7.82.4–34.6 | 20.75.4–53.4 | 13.9 |
| 2068 | 7.62.4–34.3 | 20.35.4–52.9 | 13.8 |
| 2069 | 7.42.3–34.2 | 205.2–52.5 | 13.6 |
| 2070 | 7.22.2–32.9 | 19.65–52 | 13.4 |
| 2071 | 72.2–32.2 | 19.34.9–51.7 | 13.2 |
| 2072 | 6.92.1–32 | 18.94.9–51.9 | 13 |
| 2073 | 6.72.1–32.8 | 18.64.6–50.5 | 12.9 |
| 2074 | 6.62.1–32.2 | 18.34.6–50.9 | 12.7 |
| 2075 | 6.42–32.9 | 184.5–50.3 | 12.6 |
| 2076 | 6.32–32.6 | 17.74.4–48.3 | 12.4 |
| 2077 | 6.22–31.7 | 17.44.5–49.6 | 12.3 |
| 2078 | 6.11.9–31.8 | 17.14.3–50.2 | 12.1 |
| 2079 | 61.9–31.8 | 16.84.3–50.4 | 12 |
| 2080 | 5.91.8–31.9 | 16.54.1–49.3 | 11.8 |
| 2081 | 5.81.9–31.8 | 16.24–48.4 | 11.7 |
| 2082 | 5.71.8–30.9 | 15.94–49.7 | 11.6 |
| 2083 | 5.61.7–31.4 | 15.73.9–49.4 | 11.5 |
| 2084 | 5.51.7–30.6 | 15.43.8–48.6 | 11.4 |
| 2085 | 5.41.6–29.8 | 15.23.7–49.5 | 11.3 |
| 2086 | 5.31.7–30.4 | 14.93.6–49.2 | 11.1 |
| 2087 | 5.21.6–29.9 | 14.73.6–49.3 | 11 |
| 2088 | 5.21.6–29.5 | 14.53.6–49.7 | 10.9 |
| 2089 | 5.11.5–30.2 | 14.33.5–49.8 | 10.8 |
| 2090 | 51.5–29.4 | 14.13.4–48.7 | 10.7 |
| 2091 | 4.91.5–29.8 | 13.83.4–48.5 | 10.6 |
| 2092 | 4.81.4–30.1 | 13.63.4–49.3 | 10.5 |
| 2093 | 4.81.4–30.2 | 13.43.3–48.7 | 10.4 |
| 2094 | 4.71.4–28.8 | 13.23.2–48.8 | 10.3 |
| 2095 | 4.61.4–29.5 | 12.93.1–48.5 | 10.1 |
| 2096 | 4.61.3–29 | 12.73.1–48.5 | 10 |
| 2097 | 4.51.3–28.4 | 12.53–48.9 | 9.9 |
| 2098 | 4.41.3–28 | 12.33–48.1 | 9.8 |
| 2099 | 4.41.3–28.2 | 12.13–47.9 | 9.7 |
| 2100 | 4.31.3–27.9 | 122.9–48.6 | 9.6 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ethiopia vs Madagascar
Health
- Life expectancyEthiopia: 67.3 years in 2023Madagascar: 63.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEthiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024Madagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Safe drinking waterEthiopia: 13.2% in 2022Madagascar: 22.2% in 2022
- DepressionEthiopia: 3.82% in 2017Madagascar: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateEthiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Madagascar: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEthiopia: 129 million people in 2023Madagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthEthiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023Madagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEthiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023Madagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEthiopia: 24.1% in 2025Madagascar: 32.9% in 2025
- Median ageEthiopia: 18.7 years in 2023Madagascar: 18.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEthiopia: 3.2% in 2023Madagascar: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateEthiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Madagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEthiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025Madagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEthiopia: $785M in 2025Madagascar: $111M in 2025
- Military spending per personEthiopia: $4 in 2025Madagascar: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEthiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Madagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEthiopia: 138,000 people in 2020Madagascar: 22,000 people in 2020
- National powerEthiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022Madagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEthiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020Madagascar: 0.15% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEthiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025Madagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025