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| General Statistics | |
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| 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.