Low & middle income vs Madagascar: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Low & middle income
0.5%
in 2023
Madagascar
1.8%
in 2023
Low & middle income rank
14th
Madagascar rank
14th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Low & middle income
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.8% against 0.5% in Low & middle income, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 3.6 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 14th and Madagascar ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.0% | 4.3% | 2.2% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 4.0% | 2.5% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 2.9% | 2.0% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 2.2% | 1.5% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 1.9% | 1.3% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Low & middle income or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 1.8% against 0.5% in Low & middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Low & middle income and Madagascar?
- 1.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Madagascar?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Low & middle income and Madagascar rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Low & middle income ranks 14th and Madagascar ranks 14th of 47 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.