Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income
Costa Rica
22 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Malaysia
21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
118th
Malaysia rank
121st
Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 22 deaths per 100,000 live births against 21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births in Malaysia, a difference of 0.87 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malaysia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 118th and Malaysia ranks 121st of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.52 deaths per 100,000 live births | 52.64 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.11 deaths per 100,000 live births | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 42.15 deaths per 100,000 live births | 43.54 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 live births | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 32.26 deaths per 100,000 live births | 32.87 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.6166 deaths per 100,000 live births | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 21.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | 22.77 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 live births | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 22 deaths per 100,000 live births | 21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.8719 deaths per 100,000 live births | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Costa Rica, at 22 deaths per 100,000 live births against 21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births in Malaysia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 0.87 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income?
- Costa Rica ranks 118th and Malaysia ranks 121st of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.