Kuwait vs Malta: Maternal mortality ratio
Kuwait
7.75 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Malta
8.39 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Kuwait rank
155th
Malta rank
152nd
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Kuwait
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 8.39 per 100,000 live births against 7.75 per 100,000 live births in Kuwait, a difference of 0.64 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.
Kuwait ranks 155th and Malta ranks 152nd of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.28 per 100,000 live births | 11.63 per 100,000 live births | 1.34 per 100,000 live births | Malta |
| 2010s | 8.02 per 100,000 live births | 8.55 per 100,000 live births | 0.528 per 100,000 live births | Malta |
| 2020s | 30.79 per 100,000 live births | 9.52 per 100,000 live births | 21.27 per 100,000 live births | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Kuwait or Malta?
- Malta, at 8.39 per 100,000 live births against 7.75 per 100,000 live births in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Kuwait and Malta?
- 0.64 per 100,000 live births, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malta?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Malta rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Kuwait ranks 155th and Malta ranks 152nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.