Health in Madagascar

348 indicators covering health for Madagascar.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Prevalence of hypertension 36.9% 2019 down 8.9% 106th
Treatment for hypertension, female 18.6% 2019 up 60.3% 185th
Treatment for hypertension, male 12.6% 2019 up 77.5% 186th
Treatment for hypertension 15.9% 2019 up 67.4% 183rd
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 10,492 2024 up 11.4% 24th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 4,652 2024 up 37.3% 11th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 5,007 2024 up 38.7% 12th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 2,567 2024 up 39.1% 12th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 2,959 2024 up 39.2% 14th
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 4,380 2024 up 0.7% 23rd
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 6,112 2024 up 20.6% 23rd
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 1,813 2024 down 27.6% 29th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 3,153 2024 up 7.1% 30th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 2,094 2024 down 2.8% 29th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 3,661 2024 up 27.7% 33rd
Prevalence of HIV, total 0.5% 2024 up 66.7% 61st
Number of people who are undernourished 12.30 million 2023 up 68.5% 11th
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban 16.7% 2024 up 29.6% 117th
External health expenditure channeled through government 36.7% 2023 up 79.8% 86th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 25.8% 2021 down 3.4% 15th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 26.1% 2021 down 9.4% 52nd
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 25.9% 2021 down 6.5% 22nd
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 1.37 per 100,000 population 2021 down 9.3% 31st
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 1.21 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 8.3% 20th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 1.53 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 10.0% 41st
Suicide mortality rate, female 3.48 per 100,000 female population 2021 up 0.9% 94th
Suicide mortality rate, male 8.69 per 100,000 male population 2021 up 3.0% 111th
Suicide mortality rate 6.09 per 100,000 population 2021 up 2.4% 108th
Nurses and midwives 0.281 per 1,000 people 2022 up 35.7% 184th
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol 0.34 2020 down 8.1% 147th
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projecte 0.99 2020 down 6.6% 152nd
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, pr 1.65 2020 down 6.2% 151st
Low-birthweight babies 18.7% 2020 down 4.4% 10th
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care 59.0% 2016 down 20.1% 19th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care 96.1% 2016 up 0.8% 4th
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban 38.6% 2024 up 25.5% 88th
Prevalence of anemia among children 49.5% 2019 down 7.0% 43rd
Births attended by skilled health staff 45.8% 2021 up 4.3% 164th
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV 85,000 2024 up 157.6% 47th
Prevalence of current tobacco use 25.6% 2024 down 20.2% 45th
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 9.5% 2024 down 44.8% 64th
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 41.8% 2024 down 10.9% 32nd
Physicians 0.172 per 1,000 people 2022 up 26.5% 172nd
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality 4.17 2025 up 13.0% 134th
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural 10.0% 2024 up 47.2% 95th
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 16,000 2024 up 220.0% 14th
AIDS estimated deaths 3,100 UNAIDS estimates 2024 up 47.6% 32nd
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 62.84 current international $ 2023 up 13.7% 190th
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 17.23 current international $ 2023 down 12.4% 180th
Domestic general government health expenditure 1.0% 2023 down 24.3% 165th
Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 20.76 current international $ 2023 down 16.4% 186th
Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare 27.4% 2023 down 22.9% 100th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 5.03 current US$ 2023 down 25.2% 185th
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending 28.8% 2023 down 17.1% 159th
Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV 14,000 2024 up 233.3% 12th
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 23.5% 2024 down 0.6% 96th
Number of stillbirths 18,792 2023 up 21.5% 25th
Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV 2,700 2024 up 225.3% 22nd
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP 3.4% 2023 down 8.6% 172nd
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rur 15.1% 2024 down 3.8% 96th