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

18.37 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Togo ahead.

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

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.

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

Malawi

380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Togo

399.04 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Malawi rank

24th

Togo rank

22nd

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Malawi
Togo

How they compare

Togo currently reports 399.04 deaths per 100,000 live births against 380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Malawi, a difference of 18.37 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Malawi ranks 24th and Togo ranks 22nd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Togo	Difference	Ahead
1980s	939.65 deaths per 100,000 live births	615.77 deaths per 100,000 live births	323.88 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malawi
1990s	786.98 deaths per 100,000 live births	557.15 deaths per 100,000 live births	229.83 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malawi
2000s	434.55 deaths per 100,000 live births	493.96 deaths per 100,000 live births	59.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	Togo
2010s	443.8 deaths per 100,000 live births	468.33 deaths per 100,000 live births	24.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	Togo
2020s	380.67 deaths per 100,000 live births	399.04 deaths per 100,000 live births	18.37 deaths per 100,000 live births	Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Malawi or Togo?: Togo, at 399.04 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 Malawi and Togo?: 18.37 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Togo?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Togo rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Malawi ranks 24th and Togo ranks 22nd 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.