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

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

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

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 Palestine: Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG)

Malaysia

21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Palestine

20.43 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Malaysia rank

122nd

Palestine rank

125th

Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG) over time

Malaysia
Palestine

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births against 20.43 deaths per 100,000 live births in Palestine, a difference of 0.7 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Palestine ahead.

Malaysia ranks 122nd and Palestine ranks 125th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
1980s	52.64 deaths per 100,000 live births	100.33 deaths per 100,000 live births	47.69 deaths per 100,000 live births	Palestine
1990s	43.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	72.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	28.74 deaths per 100,000 live births	Palestine
2000s	32.87 deaths per 100,000 live births	56.71 deaths per 100,000 live births	23.83 deaths per 100,000 live births	Palestine
2010s	22.77 deaths per 100,000 live births	29.53 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.76 deaths per 100,000 live births	Palestine
2020s	21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births	20.43 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.6976 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 Palestine?: Malaysia, at 21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births against 20.43 deaths per 100,000 live births in Palestine as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Malaysia and Palestine?: 0.7 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Palestine?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Malaysia and Palestine rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Malaysia ranks 122nd and Palestine ranks 125th 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: 30 October 2026

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