Madagascar vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre

Madagascar
0.0077 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.0023 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
23rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
20th

Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Madagascar
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.0020.0040.0060.008198520042023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.0077 units per square kilometre against 0.0023 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0054 units per square kilometre.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 3.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 194 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0059 units per square kilometre 0.0047 units per square kilometre 0.0012 units per square kilometre Madagascar
1990s 0.0072 units per square kilometre 0.0047 units per square kilometre 0.0025 units per square kilometre Madagascar
2000s 0.0071 units per square kilometre 0.0038 units per square kilometre 0.0033 units per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 0.0071 units per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre 0.0042 units per square kilometre Madagascar
2020s 0.0076 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre 0.005 units per square kilometre Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre, Madagascar or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Madagascar, at 0.0077 units per square kilometre against 0.0023 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre between Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.0054 units per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 9,090 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

Number of maternal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.