Probability of dying that year, among females in Madagascar
Madagascar: Probability of dying that year, among females was 4.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying that year, among females in Madagascar, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 4.1% for probability of dying that year, among females in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying that year, among females in Madagascar peaked at 12.9% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2023.
Madagascar ranks 22nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability of dying that year, among females in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 12.9% | — |
| 1951 | 12.7% | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 12.5% | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 12.4% | -1.2% |
| 1954 | 12.2% | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 12.1% | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 11.9% | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 11.8% | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 11.6% | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 11.5% | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 11.3% | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 11.1% | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 11.0% | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 10.8% | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 10.7% | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 10.5% | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 10.4% | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 10.2% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 10.0% | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 9.9% | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 9.7% | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 9.6% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 9.5% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 9.3% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 9.2% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 9.2% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 9.3% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 9.4% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 9.5% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 9.6% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 9.7% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 9.8% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 9.8% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 9.8% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 9.7% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 9.5% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 9.3% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 9.1% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 8.8% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 8.6% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 8.3% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 7.8% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.2% | 11.5% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.6% | 9.9% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 9.2% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 6.4% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.5% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More gender data for Madagascar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,788 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,905 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,905 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 483,299 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 498,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 473,008 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 486,670 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 464,238 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying that year, among females in Madagascar?
- Probability of dying that year, among females in Madagascar was 4.1% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2023.
- How does Madagascar rank for probability of dying that year, among females?
- Madagascar ranks 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying that year, among females rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying that year, among females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.