Iceland vs Malta: Maternal mortality ratio
Iceland
2.65 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Malta
2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Iceland rank
182nd
Malta rank
180th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Iceland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births against 2.65 deaths per 100,000 live births in Iceland, a difference of 0.24 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 182nd and Malta ranks 180th of 185 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.45 deaths per 100,000 live births | 15.02 deaths per 100,000 live births | 8.57 deaths per 100,000 live births | Malta |
| 1990s | 5.99 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.78 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.79 deaths per 100,000 live births | Malta |
| 2000s | 4.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | 8.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4 deaths per 100,000 live births | Malta |
| 2010s | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.47 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 live births | Malta |
| 2020s | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.2384 deaths per 100,000 live births | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Iceland or Malta?
- Malta, at 2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births against 2.65 deaths per 100,000 live births in Iceland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Iceland and Malta?
- 0.24 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Iceland ranks 182nd 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.