Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Malaysia or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 121.46 deaths against 107.98 deaths in Malaysia as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Malaysia and Syrian Arab Republic?

13.48 deaths, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Syrian Arab Republic?

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.

Malaysia vs Syrian Arab Republic: Number of maternal deaths by region

Malaysia

107.98 deaths

in 2020

Syrian Arab Republic

121.46 deaths

in 2020

Malaysia rank

81st

Syrian Arab Republic rank

78th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Malaysia
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 121.46 deaths against 107.98 deaths in Malaysia, a difference of 13.48 deaths.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 81st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 78th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Syrian Arab Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1980s	246.32 deaths	217.87 deaths	28.45 deaths	Malaysia
1990s	229.77 deaths	181.29 deaths	48.48 deaths	Malaysia
2000s	158.02 deaths	138.85 deaths	19.17 deaths	Malaysia
2010s	117.18 deaths	130.98 deaths	13.8 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	107.98 deaths	121.46 deaths	13.48 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Malaysia or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 121.46 deaths against 107.98 deaths in Malaysia as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Malaysia and Syrian Arab Republic?: 13.48 deaths, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Syrian Arab Republic?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Malaysia and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Malaysia ranks 81st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 78th 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.