Prevalence of undernourishment (%) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Prevalence of undernourishment (%) was 41.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of undernourishment in Madagascar, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of undernourishment in Madagascar is 41.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Madagascar peaked at 41.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2011.
Madagascar ranks 4th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (%) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 33.4% | — |
| 2002 | 34.8% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 32.9% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 30.3% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 39.6% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 39.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 41.8% | +6.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 41.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.5%, 1.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 41.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.4%, 2.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.5% | 29.4% | 36.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 27.5% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 39.2% | 41.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More development goals data for Madagascar
- Red List Index 0.724 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.83 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 52.05 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 42,981 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Madagascar?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Madagascar was 41.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2011.
- How does Madagascar rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Madagascar ranks 4th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Prevalence of undernourishment (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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