Georgia vs Malaysia: Maternal mortality ratio
Georgia
19.69 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Malaysia
26.38 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Georgia rank
122nd
Malaysia rank
119th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Georgia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 26.38 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 19.69 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Georgia, a difference of 6.69 Deaths per 100 000 live births.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Georgia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malaysia ahead.
Georgia ranks 122nd and Malaysia ranks 119th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.94 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 56.97 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 23.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 39.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 44.07 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 4.71 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 47.73 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 32.4 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 15.33 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Georgia |
| 2010s | 30.9 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 29.13 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 1.77 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Georgia |
| 2020s | 32.81 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 36.2 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 3.39 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, Georgia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 26.38 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 19.69 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Georgia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Georgia and Malaysia?
- 6.69 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Malaysia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Georgia and Malaysia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Georgia ranks 122nd and Malaysia ranks 119th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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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About this data
Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.