Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Madagascar
Madagascar: Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection was 51.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Madagascar, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 51.5% for care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.5% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Madagascar peaked at 51.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2018.
Madagascar ranks 25th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.0% | — |
| 2004 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 51.5% | +27.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 51.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 59.5%, 87% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 51.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.5%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.7% | 42.0% | 48.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 40.4% | 40.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Madagascar?
- Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Madagascar was 51.5% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2018.
- How does Madagascar rank for care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection?
- Madagascar ranks 25th out of 37 countries with data for 2021.
- Is care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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