What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Israel and Malta?

0.05 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Malta?

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.

Israel vs Malta: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Israel

2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Malta

2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Israel rank

181st

Malta rank

180th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Israel
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births against 2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births in Israel, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Israel ranks 181st and Malta ranks 180th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1980s	38.46 deaths per 100,000 live births	15.02 deaths per 100,000 live births	23.44 deaths per 100,000 live births	Israel
1990s	22.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	12.78 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.03 deaths per 100,000 live births	Israel
2000s	4.83 deaths per 100,000 live births	8.06 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.22 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malta
2010s	2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.47 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.63 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malta
2020s	2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.0549 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Israel or Malta?: Malta, at 2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births against 2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births in Israel as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Israel and Malta?: 0.05 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Malta?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Israel and Malta rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Israel ranks 181st and Malta ranks 180th 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.