Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Malaysia

Malaysia: Maternal mortality rate who mdb was 0.318 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.318
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
37th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.6391
in 2001
All-time low
0.2884
in 2019
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Malaysia, 2000–2020

00.20.40.62000201020202000: 0.5342001: 0.6392002: 0.6242003: 0.532004: 0.4852005: 0.4842006: 0.4752007: 0.4952008: 0.4032009: 0.4412010: 0.4262011: 0.4262012: 0.382013: 0.3322014: 0.3562015: 0.3772016: 0.4412017: 0.3672018: 0.3342019: 0.2882020: 0.318

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for maternal mortality rate who mdb in Malaysia is 0.318, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maternal mortality rate who mdb in Malaysia peaked at 0.6391 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2884, in 2019.

That places Malaysia 37th out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5109 0.4026 0.6391 10
2010s 0.3729 0.2884 0.4411 10
2020s 0.318 0.318 0.318 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 34 French Guiana 0.332 compare
  2. 35 Mauritius 0.331 compare
  3. 36 Azerbaijan 0.3297 compare
  4. 38 Reunion 0.2902 compare
  5. 39 Chile 0.2859 compare
  6. 40 Egypt 0.2707 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is maternal mortality rate who mdb in Malaysia?
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Malaysia was 0.318 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6391 in 2001.
What is the lowest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2884 in 2019.
How does Malaysia rank for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
Malaysia ranks 37th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
Is maternal mortality rate who mdb rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Maternal mortality rate who mdb
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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