Maternal mortality ratio in Malta
Malta: Maternal mortality ratio was 8.39 per 100,000 live births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 live births.
Analysis
Malta recorded 8.39 per 100,000 live births for maternal mortality ratio in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Malta peaked at 13.22 per 100,000 live births in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.05 per 100,000 live births, in 2015.
Malta ranks 152nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 11.63 per 100,000 live births | 9.88 per 100,000 live births | 13.22 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.55 per 100,000 live births | 7.05 per 100,000 live births | 10.52 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.52 per 100,000 live births | 8.39 per 100,000 live births | 9.97 per 100,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 149 Chile 9.88 per 100,000 live births compare
- 150 Kazakhstan 9.58 per 100,000 live births compare
- 151 Russian Federation 9.4 per 100,000 live births compare
- 153 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.31 per 100,000 live births compare
- 154 Finland 7.88 per 100,000 live births compare
- 155 Kuwait 7.75 per 100,000 live births compare
More health data for Malta
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,737 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 3,217 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 3,001 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,660 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2,798 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,421 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in Malta?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Malta was 8.39 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 13.22 per 100,000 live births in 2003.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.05 per 100,000 live births in 2015.
- How does Malta rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Malta ranks 152nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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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