Country profile · MDG

Madagascar

Region · Sub-Saharan Africa Population · 31.2M people

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Births each year
1,001,244
Share of births represented here
0.76%
Approximate birth chance
1 in 132
Life expectancy
63.6 years
Death before age 5
6.4%
Population
31.2M
Income per person (PPP)
$1,630

Health and education

Death before age 1
4.4%
Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
392 / 100,000
Children per woman
3.97
Expected years of schooling
9.1 years
Tertiary enrollment
6%
Smoking prevalence (men / women)
44% / 12%

Income and daily life

Income inequality (Gini)
0.37
Urban population
32%
Employment in agriculture
70%
Internet use
18%
Adult HIV prevalence
0.35%
Homicides per 100,000 people
8.0 / 100k
Road deaths per 100,000 people
20.0 / 100k
Out-of-pocket health spending
33%
Women married before age 18
39%
Life satisfaction (out of 10)
4.23

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