Madagascar vs Mauritania: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Madagascar
1.8%
in 2023
Mauritania
1.7%
in 2023
Madagascar rank
14th
Mauritania rank
16th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Madagascar
- Mauritania
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mauritania ahead.
Madagascar ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3% | 5.4% | 1.1% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 4.4% | 0.4% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Madagascar or Mauritania?
- Madagascar, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Madagascar and Mauritania?
- 0.1%, with Madagascar 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 14th and Mauritania ranks 16th 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.