Maternal mortality ratio in Madagascar

The maternal mortality ratio in Madagascar was 445 per 100,000 live births in 2023.

Measure: Maternal mortality ratio Unit: Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births Data: 1985 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Madagascar, 2023 445 Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Change from 2022 +6per 100,000 live births 2022: 439 per 100,000 live births
World, 2023 197 per 100,000 live births Official aggregate
Position in 2023 12th of 194 See the full ranking

Maternal mortality ratio in Madagascar over time

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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Maternal mortality ratio (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), 1999 to 2023
Period MadagascarWorld
2023 445 per 100,000 live births 197 per 100,000 live births
2022 439 per 100,000 live births 203 per 100,000 live births
2021 467 per 100,000 live births 242 per 100,000 live births
2020 447 per 100,000 live births 211 per 100,000 live births
2019 462 per 100,000 live births 207 per 100,000 live births
2018 466 per 100,000 live births 211 per 100,000 live births
2017 469 per 100,000 live births 215 per 100,000 live births
2016 470 per 100,000 live births 220 per 100,000 live births
2015 474 per 100,000 live births 228 per 100,000 live births
2014 477 per 100,000 live births 231 per 100,000 live births
2013 481 per 100,000 live births 235 per 100,000 live births
2012 487 per 100,000 live births 239 per 100,000 live births
2011 492 per 100,000 live births 247 per 100,000 live births
2010 500 per 100,000 live births 253 per 100,000 live births
2009 507 per 100,000 live births 258 per 100,000 live births
2008 510 per 100,000 live births 264 per 100,000 live births
2007 522 per 100,000 live births 269 per 100,000 live births
2006 528 per 100,000 live births 276 per 100,000 live births
2005 540 per 100,000 live births 283 per 100,000 live births
2004 555 per 100,000 live births 291 per 100,000 live births
2003 571 per 100,000 live births 301 per 100,000 live births
2002 593 per 100,000 live births 311 per 100,000 live births
2001 611 per 100,000 live births 321 per 100,000 live births
2000 638 per 100,000 live births 328 per 100,000 live births
1999 647 per 100,000 live births 340 per 100,000 live births

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +6 from 439 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 481 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −36.
  • Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Madagascar has the 12th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UN Population Division (MMEIG)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.MMRT · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1985 to 2023 for Madagascar
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UN Population Division (MMEIG)