Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Malaysia
Malaysia: Maternal mortality rate who mdb was 0.318 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Malaysia, 2000–2020
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,250 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 284,157 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 299,355 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 318,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 290,643 (2025)
- Population, male 18.82 million (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 298,610 (2025)
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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