Chad vs Madagascar: Number of maternal deaths

Chad
6,100
in 2023
Madagascar
4,500
in 2023
Chad rank
9th
Madagascar rank
10th

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Chad
  • Madagascar
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k198520042023

How they compare

Chad currently reports 6,100 against 4,500 in Madagascar, a difference of 1,600.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.4 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Madagascar ahead.

Globally, Chad ranks 9th and Madagascar ranks 10th of 194 countries.

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About this data

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.