Madagascar vs Middle income: Number of maternal deaths

Madagascar
4,500
in 2023
Middle income
164,000
in 2023
Madagascar rank
10th
Middle income rank
9th

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Madagascar
  • Middle income
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k198520042023

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 164,000 against 4,500 in Madagascar, a difference of 159,500.

That makes Middle income's figure about 36.4 times Madagascar's.

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

Madagascar ranks 10th and Middle income ranks 9th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 3,440 444,200 440,760 Middle income
1990s 4,170 360,200 356,030 Middle income
2000s 4,110 275,100 270,990 Middle income
2010s 4,120 216,200 212,080 Middle income
2020s 4,425 180,000 175,575 Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Madagascar or Middle income?
Middle income, at 164,000 against 4,500 in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Madagascar and Middle income?
159,500, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Middle income?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Middle income rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
Madagascar ranks 10th and Middle income ranks 9th 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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Indicator
Number of maternal deaths
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

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.