Number of deaths from stroke in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of deaths from stroke was 22,153 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths from stroke in Madagascar, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths from stroke in Madagascar is 22,153 deaths, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths from stroke in Madagascar peaked at 22,469 deaths in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12,008 deaths, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 41st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,682 deaths | 12,008 deaths | 15,099 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,761 deaths | 15,607 deaths | 20,438 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,311 deaths | 22,153 deaths | 22,469 deaths | 2 |
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 298,887 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 295,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 303,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 300,558 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths from stroke in Madagascar?
- Number of deaths from stroke in Madagascar was 22,153 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths from stroke recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 22,469 deaths in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of deaths from stroke recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,008 deaths in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of deaths from stroke?
- Madagascar ranks 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths from stroke rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths from stroke. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from stroke in both sexes.