Healthcare in Madagascar

Hospitals and small medical centers and posts are found throughout the island of Madagascar, although they are concentrated in urban areas and particularly in Antananarivo.

In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves 96.8% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income.

[4] Many people go to a medical store ("Dépot de médicaments"), which is not operated by a pharmacist or a doctor, where many medicaments are freely available.

Teen pregnancy rates of 14.8% in 2011, much higher than the African average, are a contributing factor to rapid population growth.

In 2010 the maternal mortality rate was 440 per 100,000 births, compared to 373.1 in 2008 and 484.4 in 1990, indicating a decline in perinatal care following the 2009 coup.

Schistosomiasis, malaria and sexually transmitted diseases are common in Madagascar, although infection rates of AIDS remain low relative to many countries in mainland Africa, at only 0.2% of the adult population.