What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Lebanon and Malaysia?

0.51 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Malaysia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lebanon vs Malaysia: Maternal mortality ratio

Lebanon

20.62 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Malaysia

21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Lebanon rank

124th

Malaysia rank

122nd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Lebanon
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births against 20.62 deaths per 100,000 live births in Lebanon, a difference of 0.51 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 124th and Malaysia ranks 122nd of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lebanon	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	67.76 deaths per 100,000 live births	52.64 deaths per 100,000 live births	15.12 deaths per 100,000 live births	Lebanon
1990s	40.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	43.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.29 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malaysia
2000s	23.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	32.87 deaths per 100,000 live births	9.09 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malaysia
2010s	19.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	22.77 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.56 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malaysia
2020s	20.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.5073 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Lebanon or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births against 20.62 deaths per 100,000 live births in Lebanon as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Lebanon and Malaysia?: 0.51 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Malaysia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Lebanon and Malaysia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Lebanon ranks 124th and Malaysia ranks 122nd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.