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

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

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

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.

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

Malta

2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Poland

1.96 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Malta rank

180th

Poland rank

183rd

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Malta
Poland

How they compare

Malta currently reports 2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births against 1.96 deaths per 100,000 live births in Poland, a difference of 0.93 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.5 times Poland's.

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

Malta ranks 180th and Poland ranks 183rd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1980s	15.02 deaths per 100,000 live births	17.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.39 deaths per 100,000 live births	Poland
1990s	12.78 deaths per 100,000 live births	12.85 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.0756 deaths per 100,000 live births	Poland
2000s	8.06 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.13 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malta
2010s	4.47 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	Malta
2020s	2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.96 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.9333 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, Malta or Poland?: Malta, at 2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births against 1.96 deaths per 100,000 live births in Poland as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Malta and Poland?: 0.93 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Poland?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Malta and Poland rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Malta ranks 180th and Poland ranks 183rd 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.