Cameroon vs Malawi: Maternal mortality ratio
Cameroon
437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Malawi
380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Cameroon rank
21st
Malawi rank
24th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Cameroon
- Malawi
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births against 380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Malawi, a difference of 57.08 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malawi ahead.
Cameroon ranks 21st and Malawi ranks 24th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 678.16 deaths per 100,000 live births | 939.65 deaths per 100,000 live births | 261.49 deaths per 100,000 live births | Malawi |
| 1990s | 707.37 deaths per 100,000 live births | 786.98 deaths per 100,000 live births | 79.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2000s | 574.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | 434.55 deaths per 100,000 live births | 140.07 deaths per 100,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 469.15 deaths per 100,000 live births | 443.8 deaths per 100,000 live births | 25.35 deaths per 100,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births | 380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births | 57.08 deaths per 100,000 live births | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Cameroon or Malawi?
- Cameroon, at 437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births against 380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Malawi as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Cameroon and Malawi?
- 57.08 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Cameroon ranks 21st and Malawi ranks 24th 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.