Health in Madagascar

1,639 indicators covering health for Madagascar.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.6% 2024 down 14.3% 51st
Mortality caused by road traffic injury 29.2 per 100,000 population 2019 up 11.0% 32nd
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 20 per 100,000 female population 2019 up 9.9% 14th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 38.4 per 100,000 male population 2019 up 11.6% 41st
Number of new G2D leprosy cases 284 2025 up 2.9% 6th
Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 8.67 2025 down 23.8% 7th
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine 63.0% 2024 up 110.0% 182nd
Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 21.5 2025 up 60.3% 31st
HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) 81.0% 2024 down 19.0% 112th
Tuberculosis patients living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy 322 patients 2021 up 2,200.0% 58th
Hospital beds 3.17 2014 down 19.0% 150th
Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB 81.0% 2022 up 26.6% 46th
Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases 73 2023 down 8.8% 81st
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height 7.2% 2021 up 26.3% 25th
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 1.13 million 2024 up 17.7% 23rd
Weight-for-height <-2 SD 7.24 2021 up 26.7% 25th
Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 47.0% 2025 158th
International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version 30 2025 139th
Estimated number of malaria cases 8.17 million 2024 up 562.1% 12th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age 22.6% 2021 down 20.4% 10th
Children (0-14) living with HIV 4,800 2024 up 100.0% 33rd
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine 346,189 one-year-olds 2023 down 38.2% 13th
Children living with HIV 4,800 0-14 2024 up 100.0% 33rd
Contraceptive prevalence, any method 49.7% 2021 up 24.6% 74th
Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 1,300 2024 up 120.3% 14th
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 3rd
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 25.6% 2024 down 20.2% 49th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 3.7% 2024 down 65.3% 122nd
Annual number of children newly infected with HIV 1,300 ages 0-14 2024 up 120.3% 14th
Children newly infected with HIV 1,266 infections 2024 up 114.4% 16th
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on 7,600 2025 up 137.5% 24th
Estimated number of malaria deaths 20,903 2024 up 585.8% 6th
National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 8 2022 up 700.0% 1st
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 42.7% 2021 up 46.2% 66th
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 96,000 2014 up 10.3% 23rd
Estimated malaria incidence 255.45 2024 up 413.0% 17th
Estimated malaria mortality rate 65.39 2024 up 431.3% 9th
Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children 0 2025 down 100.0% 33rd
3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women 143 2019 down 14.7% 5th
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 0.37 per 100,000 population 2018 down 75.3% 81st
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children 19 2025 up 1,800.0% 83rd
3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 46 2018 up 4.8% 161st
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 3.84 2022 up 12.0% 134th
Taxes as a % of price: total tax 87.7% 2022 up 15.0% 3rd
Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 39.9% 2022 down 32.9% 25th
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 31.1% 2022 74th
Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 38th
Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.1% 2022 down 56.7% 55th
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 16.7% 2022 unchanged 26th
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 19.0% 2023 down 79.8% 46th
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 4,600 2022 up 21.1% 10th
Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.48 2021 up 51.7% 29th
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height 1.5% 2021 up 50.0% 26th
Physical activity policies for activie societies 10 2023 unchanged 83rd
Physical activity policies focused on active systems 10 2023 unchanged 93rd
Midwifery personnel 4,020 2024 up 18.2% 50th
Number of deaths from malaria 20,903 Deaths 2024 up 585.8% 6th
Cholera case-fatality rate 0.0% 2003 48th
Death rate from malaria 65.39 Deaths 2024 up 431.3% 9th
Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases 0 2025 54th