Côte d'Ivoire vs Madagascar: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Côte d'Ivoire
1.5%
in 2023
Madagascar
1.8%
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
17th
Madagascar rank
14th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Madagascar
12345198520042023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 1.8% against 1.5% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th and Madagascar ranks 14th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Madagascar Difference Ahead
1980s 4.8% 4.3% 0.6% Côte d'Ivoire
1990s 2.8% 4.0% 1.2% Madagascar
2000s 2.6% 2.9% 0.3% Madagascar
2010s 2.5% 2.2% 0.4% Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 1.8% 1.9% 0.1% Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Côte d'Ivoire or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 1.8% against 1.5% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar?
0.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th and Madagascar ranks 14th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). 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 (%)
Unit
%
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.