Australia vs Malta: Maternal mortality

Australia
2.94
in 2020
Malta
2.89
in 2020
Australia rank
182nd
Malta rank
183rd

Maternal mortality over time

  • Australia
  • Malta
0200400600187519472020

How they compare

Australia currently reports 2.94 against 2.89 in Malta, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malta ahead.

Australia ranks 182nd and Malta ranks 183rd of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 28.4 53.19 24.78 Malta
1970s 9.89 25.54 15.65 Malta
1980s 8.85 21.81 12.96 Malta
1990s 8.25 12.78 4.52 Malta
2000s 5.34 8.06 2.72 Malta
2010s 5.33 4.47 0.8619 Australia
2020s 2.94 2.89 0.0487 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, Australia or Malta?
Australia, at 2.94 against 2.89 in Malta as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality between Australia and Malta?
0.05, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malta?
46 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2020.
How do Australia and Malta rank globally for maternal mortality?
Australia ranks 182nd and Malta ranks 183rd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality. 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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed