Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Malaysia, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.0% for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Malaysia peaked at 0.2% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
That places Malaysia 122nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2% | — |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +67.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -28.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -30.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 53% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 23% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +67.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2023 | -30.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 2022 | -28.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0316 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Malaysia?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Malaysia was 0.0% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Malaysia ranks 122nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.