What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Cameroon and Malawi?

57.08 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?

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 The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Malawi: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Cameroon

437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Malawi

380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Cameroon rank

21st

Malawi rank

24th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Cameroon
Malawi

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births against 380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Malawi, a difference of 57.08 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malawi ahead.

Cameroon ranks 21st and Malawi ranks 24th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1980s	678.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	939.65 deaths per 100,000 live births	261.49 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malawi
1990s	707.37 deaths per 100,000 live births	786.98 deaths per 100,000 live births	79.61 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malawi
2000s	574.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	434.55 deaths per 100,000 live births	140.07 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cameroon
2010s	469.15 deaths per 100,000 live births	443.8 deaths per 100,000 live births	25.35 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cameroon
2020s	437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births	380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births	57.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Cameroon or Malawi?: Cameroon, at 437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births against 380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Malawi as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Cameroon and Malawi?: 57.08 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Cameroon ranks 21st and Malawi ranks 24th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
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

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.