A Malagasy woman wearing masonjoany and head-carrying
General Statistics
Maternal mortality (per 100,000)
240 (2010)
Women in parliament
15.9% (2012)
Women over 25 with secondary education
NA
Women in labour force
83.4% (2011)
Gender Inequality Index[1]
Value
0.556 (2021)
Rank
143rd out of 191
Global Gender Gap Index[2]
Value
0.735 (2022)
Rank
48th out of 146
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Women in Madagascar generally live longer than men, whom they outnumber. Marrying young, they are traditionally subservient to their husbands. Roughly a third have their first child before the age of 19, and those who wish to delay having children may not have access to contraceptives. Although it is illegal with no exceptions, abortion is common,[3] with an estimated 24 percent of women having had one. While they are constitutionally equal to men, they have unequal property rights and employment opportunities in certain areas.
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