Maternal mortality ratio in Malawi
Malawi: Maternal mortality ratio was 224.95 per 100,000 live births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality ratio in Malawi is 224.95 per 100,000 live births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Malawi peaked at 517 per 100,000 live births in 2010 and was at its lowest, 224.95 per 100,000 live births, in 2023.
Malawi ranks 36th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 385.01 per 100,000 live births | 283.46 per 100,000 live births | 511.69 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 370.38 per 100,000 live births | 259.55 per 100,000 live births | 517 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 251.51 per 100,000 live births | 224.95 per 100,000 live births | 285.7 per 100,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 33 Gabon 232.66 per 100,000 live births compare
- 34 Rwanda 229.48 per 100,000 live births compare
- 35 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 226.69 per 100,000 live births compare
- 37 Ethiopia 194.94 per 100,000 live births compare
- 38 Timor-Leste 192.36 per 100,000 live births compare
- 39 Papua New Guinea 188.65 per 100,000 live births compare
More health data for Malawi
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 193,780 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 198,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 200,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 204,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 207,829 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 212,512 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in Malawi?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Malawi was 224.95 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 517 per 100,000 live births in 2010.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 224.95 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Malawi ranks 36th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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