Malawi vs East Timor: Maternal mortality ratio

Malawi
224.95 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
East Timor
192.36 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Malawi rank
39th
East Timor rank
41st

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Malawi
  • East Timor
200400600800200020112023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 224.95 per 100,000 live births against 192.36 per 100,000 live births in East Timor, a difference of 32.59 per 100,000 live births.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times East Timor's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was East Timor ahead.

Malawi ranks 39th and East Timor ranks 41st of 212 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi East Timor Difference Ahead
2000s 385.01 per 100,000 live births 647.94 per 100,000 live births 262.93 per 100,000 live births East Timor
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 East Timor?
Malawi, at 224.95 per 100,000 live births against 192.36 per 100,000 live births in East Timor as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Malawi and East Timor?
32.59 per 100,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and East Timor?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Malawi and East Timor rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Malawi ranks 39th and East Timor ranks 41st of 212 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
per 100,000 live births
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
248 places, 5,952 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed