Haiti vs Malawi: Maternal mortality ratio
Haiti
350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Malawi
380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Haiti rank
26th
Malawi rank
24th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Haiti
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births against 350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Haiti, a difference of 30.27 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Haiti's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malawi ahead.
Haiti ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 24th of 189 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 687.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 939.65 deaths per 100,000 live births | 251.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | Malawi |
| 1990s | 550.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 786.98 deaths per 100,000 live births | 236.16 deaths per 100,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2000s | 385.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 434.55 deaths per 100,000 live births | 48.95 deaths per 100,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2010s | 382.93 deaths per 100,000 live births | 443.8 deaths per 100,000 live births | 60.87 deaths per 100,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2020s | 350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births | 380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births | 30.27 deaths per 100,000 live births | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Haiti or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births against 350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Haiti as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Haiti and Malawi?
- 30.27 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Malawi?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Haiti and Malawi rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Haiti ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 24th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing 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 number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births, based on data from death certificates, large-scale surveys, and statistical modeling.