Israel vs Malta: Maternal mortality ratio
Israel
2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Malta
2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Israel rank
184th
Malta rank
183rd
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Israel
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births against 2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births in Israel, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 184th and Malta ranks 183rd of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.46 deaths per 100,000 live births | 15.02 deaths per 100,000 live births | 23.44 deaths per 100,000 live births | Israel |
| 1990s | 22.81 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.78 deaths per 100,000 live births | 10.03 deaths per 100,000 live births | Israel |
| 2000s | 4.83 deaths per 100,000 live births | 8.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | 3.22 deaths per 100,000 live births | Malta |
| 2010s | 2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.47 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 live births | Malta |
| 2020s | 2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.0549 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, Israel or Malta?
- Malta, at 2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births against 2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births in Israel as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Israel and Malta?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Malta?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Israel and Malta rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Israel ranks 184th and Malta ranks 183rd 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.