Bangladesh vs Madagascar: Number of maternal deaths
Bangladesh
4,000
in 2023
Madagascar
4,500
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
13th
Madagascar rank
10th
Number of maternal deaths over time
- Bangladesh
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 4,500 against 4,000 in Bangladesh, a difference of 500.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 13th and Madagascar ranks 10th of 194 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35,800 | 3,440 | 32,360 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 27,600 | 4,170 | 23,430 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 15,200 | 4,110 | 11,090 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 6,890 | 4,120 | 2,770 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 5,075 | 4,425 | 650 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Bangladesh or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 4,500 against 4,000 in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Bangladesh and Madagascar?
- 500, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Madagascar?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Madagascar rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
- Bangladesh ranks 13th and Madagascar ranks 10th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.