Madagascar sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 63.9 years of life, 193rd of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Madagascar, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 63.9 yrs | 193 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 12.7 /1,000 | 27 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 7.5 /1,000 | 101 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 15.6 yrs | 156 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 51.5 /1,000 | 128 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 3.5 yrs | 181 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 86.9 men/100 women | 159 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 43.0 /1,000 | 21 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 445 /100k | 11 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 25.9 % | 21 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 6.1 /100k | 105 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 29.2 /100k | 30 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 2.3 % | 136 of 143 | 2005 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 1.0 L | 152 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 3.4 % | 176 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $17 | 191 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $545 | 208 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Madagascar's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 1st lowest health spending per capita in the world ($17) and the 5th lowest GDP per capita in the world ($545). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Madagascar; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.