Madagascar

Capital city — Antananarivo

Country population
26,262,368
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2018
/ World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Semi-President…
Human Development Index
0.521
(162/188)
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2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
6.9
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2016
/ WHO, World Health Organization
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
27,903
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10/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
102
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10/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
264 %
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02/2019
/ prison administration
Total number of prison facilities
84
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2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
5.8 %
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10/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
3.7 %
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10/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
56.8 %
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10/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2015
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Special populations

Female prisoners

5.8 % (1,618)

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10/2019

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Incarcerated minors

3.7 % (1,032)

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10/2019

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Percentage of untried prisoners

56.8 % (15,849)

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10/2019

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Death penalty is abolished

yes, since 2015

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