Madagascar vs Mauritania: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Madagascar
55 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Mauritania
58 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Madagascar rank
181st
Mauritania rank
179th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Madagascar
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 58 1 in: rate varies by country against 55 1 in: rate varies by country in Madagascar, a difference of 3 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 181st and Mauritania ranks 179th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 23.8 1 in: rate varies by country 18.8 1 in: rate varies by country 5 1 in: rate varies by country Madagascar
1990s 25.1 1 in: rate varies by country 23.1 1 in: rate varies by country 2 1 in: rate varies by country Madagascar
2000s 34.5 1 in: rate varies by country 34.5 1 in: rate varies by country 0 1 in: rate varies by country
2010s 46.6 1 in: rate varies by country 42.3 1 in: rate varies by country 4.3 1 in: rate varies by country Madagascar
2020s 53.5 1 in: rate varies by country 53.75 1 in: rate varies by country 0.25 1 in: rate varies by country Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Madagascar or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 58 1 in: rate varies by country against 55 1 in: rate varies by country in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Madagascar and Mauritania?
3 1 in: rate varies by country, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mauritania?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Mauritania rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Madagascar ranks 181st and Mauritania ranks 179th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country)
Unit
1 in: rate varies by country
Source
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 9,399 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.