Grenada vs Malaysia: Maternal mortality ratio

Grenada
21.14 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Malaysia
21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Grenada rank
121st
Malaysia rank
122nd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Grenada
  • Malaysia
0204060198520022020

How they compare

Grenada currently reports 21.14 deaths per 100,000 live births against 21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births in Malaysia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malaysia ahead.

Grenada ranks 121st and Malaysia ranks 122nd of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Grenada Malaysia Difference Ahead
1980s 52.39 deaths per 100,000 live births 52.64 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.25 deaths per 100,000 live births Malaysia
1990s 49.53 deaths per 100,000 live births 43.54 deaths per 100,000 live births 5.99 deaths per 100,000 live births Grenada
2000s 34.08 deaths per 100,000 live births 32.87 deaths per 100,000 live births 1.21 deaths per 100,000 live births Grenada
2010s 24.18 deaths per 100,000 live births 22.77 deaths per 100,000 live births 1.41 deaths per 100,000 live births Grenada
2020s 21.14 deaths per 100,000 live births 21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.0064 deaths per 100,000 live births Grenada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Grenada or Malaysia?
Grenada, at 21.14 deaths per 100,000 live births against 21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births in Malaysia as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Grenada and Malaysia?
0.01 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Grenada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Malaysia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Grenada and Malaysia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Grenada ranks 121st and Malaysia ranks 122nd 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

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.