Maternal mortality ratio in Madagascar
Madagascar: Maternal mortality ratio was 56.9 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
56.9
Change on year
up 35.8%
World rank
9th
of 17 countries
All-time high
94.6
in 2021
All-time low
36.6
in 2012
Years of data
16
2009β2024
Maternal mortality ratio in Madagascar, 2009β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, maternal mortality ratio in Madagascar stood at 56.9.
That represents a change of up 35.8% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Madagascar peaked at 94.6 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36.6, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.1 | 52.1 | 52.1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 45.87 | 36.6 | 51.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.24 | 41.9 | 94.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 6 Puerto Rico 62.6 compare
- 7 Brazil 59.7 compare
- 8 Sweden 58.1 compare
- 10 Seychelles 54.4 compare
- 11 Malta 54.2 compare
- 12 Montserrat 52.8 compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 920.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5016 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,158 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in Madagascar?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Madagascar was 56.9 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6 in 2021.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6 in 2012.
- How does Madagascar rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Madagascar ranks 9th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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