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

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti 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.

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

Haiti

350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Malawi

380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Haiti rank

26th

Malawi rank

24th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Haiti
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births against 350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Haiti, a difference of 30.27 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

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

Haiti ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 24th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Haiti	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1980s	687.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	939.65 deaths per 100,000 live births	251.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malawi
1990s	550.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	786.98 deaths per 100,000 live births	236.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malawi
2000s	385.61 deaths per 100,000 live births	434.55 deaths per 100,000 live births	48.95 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malawi
2010s	382.93 deaths per 100,000 live births	443.8 deaths per 100,000 live births	60.87 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malawi
2020s	350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births	30.27 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, Haiti or Malawi?: Malawi, at 380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births against 350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Haiti as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Haiti and Malawi?: 30.27 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Malawi?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Haiti and Malawi rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Haiti ranks 26th 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.