What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Malta and North Macedonia?

0.15 deaths per 100,000 live births, with North Macedonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and North Macedonia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

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.

Malta vs North Macedonia: Maternal mortality ratio

Malta

2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

North Macedonia

3.04 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Malta rank

183rd

North Macedonia rank

181st

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Malta
North Macedonia

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 3.04 deaths per 100,000 live births against 2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births in Malta, a difference of 0.15 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Malta ranks 183rd and North Macedonia ranks 181st of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and North Macedonia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	15.02 deaths per 100,000 live births	17 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.98 deaths per 100,000 live births	North Macedonia
1990s	12.78 deaths per 100,000 live births	15.01 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.23 deaths per 100,000 live births	North Macedonia
2000s	8.06 deaths per 100,000 live births	9.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.23 deaths per 100,000 live births	North Macedonia
2010s	4.47 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.2294 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malta
2020s	2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.04 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.1432 deaths per 100,000 live births	North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Malta or North Macedonia?: North Macedonia, at 3.04 deaths per 100,000 live births against 2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births in Malta as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Malta and North Macedonia?: 0.15 deaths per 100,000 live births, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and North Macedonia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Malta and North Macedonia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Malta ranks 183rd and North Macedonia ranks 181st 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

Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.