Madagascar vs Malawi: Share of births by age of mother
Madagascar
23.2%
in 2023
Malawi
22.0%
in 2023
Madagascar rank
8th
Malawi rank
9th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Madagascar
- Malawi
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 23.2% against 22.0% in Malawi, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Madagascar ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 9th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.8% | 17.9% | 1.1% | Malawi |
| 1960s | 18.1% | 17.2% | 0.9% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 21.6% | 18.0% | 3.6% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 17.4% | 19.6% | 2.2% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 18.3% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 21.0% | 0.4% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 20.6% | 3.4% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 21.7% | 1.6% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Madagascar or Malawi?
- Madagascar, at 23.2% against 22.0% in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Madagascar and Malawi?
- 1.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Madagascar ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 9th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.