What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia?

1.81 deaths, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia?

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

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Malaysia: Number of maternal deaths by region

Equatorial Guinea

106.17 deaths

in 2020

Malaysia

107.98 deaths

in 2020

Equatorial Guinea rank

83rd

Malaysia rank

81st

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Equatorial Guinea
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 107.98 deaths against 106.17 deaths in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 1.81 deaths.

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

Equatorial Guinea ranks 83rd and Malaysia ranks 81st of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	233.84 deaths	246.32 deaths	12.47 deaths	Malaysia
1990s	202.54 deaths	229.77 deaths	27.23 deaths	Malaysia
2000s	97.34 deaths	158.02 deaths	60.68 deaths	Malaysia
2010s	92.06 deaths	117.18 deaths	25.12 deaths	Malaysia
2020s	106.17 deaths	107.98 deaths	1.82 deaths	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Equatorial Guinea or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 107.98 deaths against 106.17 deaths in Equatorial Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia?: 1.81 deaths, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 83rd and Malaysia ranks 81st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths by region
Unit: deaths
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.