Madagascar vs South Sudan

Madagascar vs South Sudan: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 6.2 per 100 live births in Madagascar and 9.7 per 100 live births in South Sudan, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 3.4 per 100 live births, or 1.55 times that in Madagascar.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Madagascar vs South Sudan: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 6.2 per 100 live births in Madagascar and 9.7 per 100 live births in South Sudan, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 3.4 per 100 live births, or 1.55 times that in Madagascar.
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What the numbers say

  • South Sudan has been higher since 1983, when it overtook Madagascar.
  • In 2024, Madagascar ranked 19 and South Sudan ranked 5 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearMadagascarSouth SudanWorld
20246.29.73.7
20236.49.73.8
20226.59.74
20216.59.74
20206.59.73.9
20196.59.74
20186.513.44
20176.529.24.1
20166.527.34.2
20156.524.14.3
20146.618.34.4
20136.69.74.5
20126.79.94.7
20116.910.25
2010710.75.1
20097.211.35.3
20087.511.95.5
20077.812.55.7
20068.113.26
20058.413.86.2
20048.814.66.6
20039.215.46.8
20029.616.27.1
20011017.17.4
200010.4187.7
199910.918.97.9
199811.443.18.3
19971225.18.4
199612.5268.6
19951326.88.8
199413.522.88.9
19931433.19.1
199214.433.79.2
199114.929.69.3
199015.530.19.4
19891630.69.5
198816.678.110
198717.135.89.9
198617.426.510.3
198517.726.910.6
198417.827.310.9
19832427.611.1
198230.527.911.2
198124.628.311.6
198024.528.611.9
197916.928.911.9
197816.729.312.3
197716.529.712.6
197616.330.112.8
197516.130.413.1
197415.830.713.3
197315.631.113.5
197215.331.413.7
197115.131.813.9
197014.940.514.2
196914.840.914.6
196814.640.415
19671840.715.3
196618.641.115.1
196519.233.815.1
1964–34.115.7
1963–38.816.2
1962–34.717
1961–3518.8
1960–35.320.2
1959–35.519.9
1958–35.719.7
1957–3620.5
1956–36.321.3
1955–36.622.3
1954–36.822.8
1953––23.3
1952––23.9
1951––24.3
1950––24.7
1949––24.9
1948––24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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