Lesotho vs Madagascar: Maternal mortality ratio

Lesotho
478
in 2023
Madagascar
445
in 2023
Lesotho rank
11th
Madagascar rank
12th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Lesotho
  • Madagascar
2505007501.0k1.2k1.5k198520042023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 478 against 445 in Madagascar, a difference of 33.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Madagascar ahead.

Lesotho ranks 11th and Madagascar ranks 12th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Madagascar Difference Ahead
1980s 687.4 710.8 23.4 Madagascar
1990s 456.3 680.8 224.5 Madagascar
2000s 709.7 557.5 152.2 Lesotho
2010s 762.1 477.8 284.3 Lesotho
2020s 515.25 449.5 65.75 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Lesotho or Madagascar?
Lesotho, at 478 against 445 in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Lesotho and Madagascar?
33, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Lesotho ranks 11th and Madagascar ranks 12th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Lesotho vs Madagascar: Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid, drawing on Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/maternal-mortality-ratio-modeled-estimate-per-100-000-live-births/lesotho/madagascar/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/maternal-mortality-ratio-modeled-estimate-per-100-000-live-births/lesotho/madagascar/">Lesotho vs Madagascar: Maternal mortality ratio</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)
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

Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP measured using purchasing power parities (PPPs).