What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Grenada and Malaysia?

0.01 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Grenada ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada 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 The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Grenada vs Malaysia: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Grenada

21.14 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Malaysia

21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Grenada rank

121st

Malaysia rank

122nd

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Grenada
Malaysia

How they compare

Grenada currently reports 21.14 deaths per 100,000 live births against 21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births in Malaysia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malaysia ahead.

Grenada ranks 121st and Malaysia ranks 122nd of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Grenada	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	52.39 deaths per 100,000 live births	52.64 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malaysia
1990s	49.53 deaths per 100,000 live births	43.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.99 deaths per 100,000 live births	Grenada
2000s	34.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	32.87 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	Grenada
2010s	24.18 deaths per 100,000 live births	22.77 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	Grenada
2020s	21.14 deaths per 100,000 live births	21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.0064 deaths per 100,000 live births	Grenada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Grenada or Malaysia?: Grenada, at 21.14 deaths per 100,000 live births against 21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births in Malaysia as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Grenada and Malaysia?: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Grenada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Malaysia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Grenada and Malaysia rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Grenada ranks 121st and Malaysia ranks 122nd 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.