What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Malaysia and United States of America?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States of America?

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.

Malaysia vs United States of America: Maternal mortality ratio

Malaysia

21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

United States of America

21.08 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Malaysia rank

122nd

United States of America rank

123rd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Malaysia
United States of America

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births against 21.08 deaths per 100,000 live births in United States of America, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 122nd and United States of America ranks 123rd of 185 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1980s	52.64 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	41.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malaysia
1990s	43.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	32.72 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malaysia
2000s	32.87 deaths per 100,000 live births	13.26 deaths per 100,000 live births	19.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malaysia
2010s	22.77 deaths per 100,000 live births	17.26 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.5 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malaysia
2020s	21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births	21.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.047 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, Malaysia or United States of America?: Malaysia, at 21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births against 21.08 deaths per 100,000 live births in United States of America as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Malaysia and United States of America?: 0.05 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States of America?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Malaysia and United States of America rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Malaysia ranks 122nd and United States of America ranks 123rd 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.