Madagascar vs Mali: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Madagascar
1.8%
in 2023
Mali
2.0%
in 2023
Madagascar rank
14th
Mali rank
12th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes 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 share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes, Madagascar or Mali?
- Mali, at 2.0% against 1.8% in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes 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 share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Madagascar ranks 14th and Mali ranks 12th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The probability that a 15 year old girl eventually dies from a pregnancy-related cause, assuming constant levels of maternal mortality and number of births per woman.