Malta vs Seychelles: Maternal mortality ratio

Malta
2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Seychelles
3.33 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Malta rank
183rd
Seychelles rank
180th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Malta
  • Seychelles
0204060196519922020

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 3.33 deaths per 100,000 live births against 2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births in Malta, a difference of 0.44 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Seychelles ahead.

Malta ranks 183rd and Seychelles ranks 180th of 189 countries.

Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Seychelles Difference Ahead
1980s 15.02 deaths per 100,000 live births 49.89 deaths per 100,000 live births 34.87 deaths per 100,000 live births Seychelles
1990s 12.78 deaths per 100,000 live births 37.25 deaths per 100,000 live births 24.47 deaths per 100,000 live births Seychelles
2000s 8.06 deaths per 100,000 live births 24.55 deaths per 100,000 live births 16.49 deaths per 100,000 live births Seychelles
2010s 4.47 deaths per 100,000 live births 5.54 deaths per 100,000 live births 1.06 deaths per 100,000 live births Seychelles
2020s 2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births 3.33 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.4404 deaths per 100,000 live births Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Malta or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 3.33 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 Seychelles?
0.44 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Seychelles?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Malta and Seychelles rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Malta ranks 183rd and Seychelles ranks 180th 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

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.