Madagascar vs Mali: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Madagascar
1.8%
in 2023
Mali
2.0%
in 2023
Madagascar rank
14th
Mali rank
12th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Madagascar
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 2.0% against 1.8% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 14th and Mali ranks 12th of 194 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3% | 7.7% | 3.4% | Mali |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 6.0% | 2.0% | Mali |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 4.1% | 1.1% | Mali |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 3.2% | 1.0% | Mali |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 2.2% | 0.4% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Madagascar or Mali?
- Mali, at 2.0% against 1.8% in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Madagascar and Mali?
- 0.2%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mali?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Mali rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Madagascar ranks 14th and Mali ranks 12th 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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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.