Lesotho vs Madagascar: Maternal mortality ratio
Lesotho
478.02 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Madagascar
445.43 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Lesotho rank
11th
Madagascar rank
12th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 478.02 per 100,000 live births against 445.43 per 100,000 live births in Madagascar, a difference of 32.59 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Madagascar ahead.
Lesotho ranks 11th and Madagascar ranks 12th of 212 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 709.8 per 100,000 live births | 557.43 per 100,000 live births | 152.37 per 100,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 762.05 per 100,000 live births | 477.67 per 100,000 live births | 284.38 per 100,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 515.14 per 100,000 live births | 449.56 per 100,000 live births | 65.58 per 100,000 live births | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Lesotho or Madagascar?
- Lesotho, at 478.02 per 100,000 live births against 445.43 per 100,000 live births in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 32.59 per 100,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Lesotho ranks 11th and Madagascar ranks 12th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.