🇲🇬 Madagascar Road Accidents Today — Live Reports
Quick answer: Madagascar has an estimated 5,569 road deaths so far in 2026 — about 20 a day, 23.6 per 100,000 people (significantly higher than the global average, rank #41 of 195). 0 accident reports from Madagascar were tracked in the last 24 hours (updated 06:15 UTC). Emergency number: 117 (police) / 124 (ambulance). Traffic drives on the right.
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country in the Indian Ocean that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's fourth-largest island, the second-largest island country, and the 46th-largest country overall. Its capital and largest city is Antananarivo.
- Capital
- Antananarivo
- Population
- 31,964,956 (2024)
- Area
- 587,295 km²
- Calling code
- +261
- Languages
- Malagasy, French
- Currency
- ariary
- Continent
- Africa
- Emergency number
- 117 (police) / 124 (ambulance)
- Road deaths / 100k
- 23.6
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · read 2026-09-11
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Emergency Numbers in Madagascar
In Madagascar, dial 117 (police) / 124 (ambulance). From most GSM mobiles, 112 also reaches local emergency services.
Numbers can change — verify locally. Full list: emergency numbers for every country.
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Road Safety in Madagascar
Madagascar has an estimated road traffic death rate of 23.6 per 100,000 people, which is significantly higher than the global average. With a population of roughly 30,300,000, that translates to about 7,151 deaths every year — 20 every single day.
Globally it ranks #41 by death rate of 195 tracked countries. See all of Africa road accident statistics, the world table, or the methodology behind these figures. Driving here? Check the driving laws in Madagascar — speed limits, alcohol limit and which side of the road.
Road Deaths in Madagascar, 2000–2019
Deaths per 100,000 people by year (World Bank, mirroring WHO estimates). Over this period the rate has risen by 9.4%.
Madagascar vs Nearby Countries
| Country | Rate /100k | Est. deaths / year | Est. 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 23.6 | 7,151 | 5,569 |
| Comoros | 23.5 | 200 | 155 |
| Mauritius | 13.7 | 178 | 138 |
| Mozambique | 30.1 | 10,204 | 7,947 |
| Malawi | 31 | 6,479 | 5,045 |