Malaysia vs Syria: Maternal deaths by income group
Malaysia
107.98 deaths
in 2020
Syria
121.46 deaths
in 2020
Malaysia rank
81st
Syria rank
78th
Maternal deaths by income group over time
- Malaysia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 121.46 deaths against 107.98 deaths in Malaysia, a difference of 13.48 deaths.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 81st and Syria ranks 78th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 246.32 deaths | 217.87 deaths | 28.45 deaths | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 229.77 deaths | 181.29 deaths | 48.48 deaths | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 158.02 deaths | 138.85 deaths | 19.17 deaths | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 117.18 deaths | 130.98 deaths | 13.8 deaths | Syria |
| 2020s | 107.98 deaths | 121.46 deaths | 13.48 deaths | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Malaysia or Syria?
- Syria, at 121.46 deaths against 107.98 deaths in Malaysia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Malaysia and Syria?
- 13.48 deaths, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Syria?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Malaysia and Syria rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?
- Malaysia ranks 81st and Syria ranks 78th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.