Gabon vs Malawi: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Gabon
0.8%
in 2023
Malawi
0.9%
in 2023
Gabon rank
34th
Malawi rank
31st
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Gabon
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Gabon, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.0% | 7.1% | 5.1% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 5.0% | 3.4% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 2.1% | 1.5% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.8% | 1.0% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes, Gabon or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Gabon and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Malawi?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Malawi rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Gabon ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 31st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The probability that a 15 year old girl eventually dies from a pregnancy-related cause, assuming constant levels of maternal mortality and number of births per woman.