Madagascar vs Mauritania: Maternal mortality ratio

Madagascar
445.43 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Mauritania
381.05 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Madagascar rank
11th
Mauritania rank
14th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Madagascar
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 445.43 per 100,000 live births against 381.05 per 100,000 live births in Mauritania, a difference of 64.38 per 100,000 live births.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.

Madagascar ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 14th of 196 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 557.43 per 100,000 live births 555.74 per 100,000 live births 1.69 per 100,000 live births Madagascar
2010s 477.67 per 100,000 live births 470.43 per 100,000 live births 7.24 per 100,000 live births Madagascar
2020s 449.56 per 100,000 live births 401.11 per 100,000 live births 48.46 per 100,000 live births Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Madagascar or Mauritania?
Madagascar, at 445.43 per 100,000 live births against 381.05 per 100,000 live births in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Madagascar and Mauritania?
64.38 per 100,000 live births, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mauritania?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Mauritania rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Madagascar ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 14th of 196 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
per 100,000 live births
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
235 places, 5,640 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed