Malawi vs Timor-Leste: Maternal mortality ratio
Malawi
224.95 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Timor-Leste
192.36 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Malawi rank
36th
Timor-Leste rank
38th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Malawi
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 224.95 per 100,000 live births against 192.36 per 100,000 live births in Timor-Leste, a difference of 32.59 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Timor-Leste's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Malawi ranks 36th and Timor-Leste ranks 38th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 385.01 per 100,000 live births | 647.94 per 100,000 live births | 262.93 per 100,000 live births | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 370.38 per 100,000 live births | 324.2 per 100,000 live births | 46.18 per 100,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2020s | 251.51 per 100,000 live births | 236.83 per 100,000 live births | 14.68 per 100,000 live births | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Malawi or Timor-Leste?
- Malawi, at 224.95 per 100,000 live births against 192.36 per 100,000 live births in Timor-Leste as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Malawi and Timor-Leste?
- 32.59 per 100,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Timor-Leste?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Timor-Leste rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Malawi ranks 36th and Timor-Leste ranks 38th 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.