Malta vs Seychelles: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020
Malta
2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Seychelles
3.33 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Malta rank
180th
Seychelles rank
177th
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time
- Malta
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 3.33 deaths per 100,000 live births against 2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births in Malta, a difference of 0.44 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Seychelles ahead.
Malta ranks 180th and Seychelles ranks 177th of 185 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.02 deaths per 100,000 live births | 49.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | 34.87 deaths per 100,000 live births | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 12.78 deaths per 100,000 live births | 37.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 24.47 deaths per 100,000 live births | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 8.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | 24.55 deaths per 100,000 live births | 16.49 deaths per 100,000 live births | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 4.47 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.54 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.4404 deaths per 100,000 live births | Seychelles |
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 Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 3.33 deaths per 100,000 live births against 2.89 deaths per 100,000 live births in Malta as of 2020.
- What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Malta and Seychelles?
- 0.44 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Seychelles?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Malta and Seychelles rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?
- Malta ranks 180th and Seychelles ranks 177th 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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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.