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

59.12 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea 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.

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

Eritrea

321.55 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Malawi

380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Eritrea rank

27th

Malawi rank

24th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Eritrea
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births against 321.55 deaths per 100,000 live births in Eritrea, a difference of 59.12 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 24th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,472 deaths per 100,000 live births	939.65 deaths per 100,000 live births	532.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	Eritrea
1990s	961.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	786.98 deaths per 100,000 live births	174.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	Eritrea
2000s	582.5 deaths per 100,000 live births	434.55 deaths per 100,000 live births	147.95 deaths per 100,000 live births	Eritrea
2010s	398.93 deaths per 100,000 live births	443.8 deaths per 100,000 live births	44.87 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malawi
2020s	321.55 deaths per 100,000 live births	380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births	59.12 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Eritrea or Malawi?: Malawi, at 380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births against 321.55 deaths per 100,000 live births in Eritrea as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Eritrea and Malawi?: 59.12 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malawi?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Eritrea and Malawi rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Eritrea ranks 27th 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.