Australia vs Malta: Maternal mortality ratio
Australia
2.94 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Malta
2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Australia rank
179th
Malta rank
180th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Australia
- Malta
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.94 deaths per 100,000 live births against 2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births in Malta, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malta ahead.
Australia ranks 179th and Malta ranks 180th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.34 deaths per 100,000 live births | 15.02 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.69 deaths per 100,000 live births | Malta |
| 1990s | 8.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.78 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.52 deaths per 100,000 live births | Malta |
| 2000s | 5.34 deaths per 100,000 live births | 8.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100,000 live births | Malta |
| 2010s | 5.33 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.47 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.8619 deaths per 100,000 live births | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.0487 deaths per 100,000 live births | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Australia or Malta?
- Australia, at 2.94 deaths per 100,000 live births against 2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births in Malta as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Australia and Malta?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malta?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Malta rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Australia ranks 179th and Malta ranks 180th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) – processed 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
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.