Number of maternal deaths in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of maternal deaths was 4,500 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of maternal deaths in Madagascar, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths in Madagascar is 4,500, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Madagascar peaked at 4,600 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,400, in 1986.
That places Madagascar 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,440 | 3,400 | 3,500 | 5 |
| 1990s | 4,170 | 3,700 | 4,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,110 | 4,000 | 4,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,120 | 4,000 | 4,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,425 | 4,300 | 4,600 | 4 |
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More health data for Madagascar
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 415,720 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 9.42 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.75 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 429,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 440,800 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 416,942 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 428,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 404,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 390,666 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Madagascar?
- Number of maternal deaths in Madagascar was 4,500 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 4,600 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,400 in 1986.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Madagascar ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.