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Maternal mortality ratio — Malawi

Maternal mortality ratio in Malawi in 2023 — 225 per 100k. Ranked 159 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 79.8%.

2023 225 per 100k −5.86% vs 2022
World rank 159of 194
Period maximum 1,154 per 100k1988
Period minimum 225 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Malawi, 1985–202305001,0001,500198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 1,115 per 100k1986: 1,118 per 100k1987: 1,123 per 100k1988: 1,154 per 100k1989: 1,136 per 100k1990: 1,112 per 100k1991: 1,080 per 100k1992: 1,042 per 100k1993: 1,000 per 100k1994: 912 per 100k1995: 782 per 100k1996: 713 per 100k1997: 672 per 100k1998: 658 per 100k1999: 576 per 100k2000: 506 per 100k2001: 447 per 100k2002: 404 per 100k2003: 346 per 100k2004: 304 per 100k2005: 283 per 100k2006: 286 per 100k2007: 333 per 100k2008: 430 per 100k2009: 512 per 100k2010: 517 per 100k2011: 486 per 100k2012: 447 per 100k2013: 410 per 100k2014: 367 per 100k2015: 354 per 100k2016: 312 per 100k2017: 284 per 100k2018: 267 per 100k2019: 260 per 100k2020: 256 per 100k2021: 286 per 100k2022: 239 per 100k2023: 225 per 100k
Change over the period: −890 (−79.82%) Average annual rate: -4.12 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi

Malawi 225 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 448 per 100k
Eastern Africa computed 242 per 100k
Low-income countries computed 303 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 225 −14 −5.86%
2022 239 −47 −16.43%
2021 286 +30 +11.72%
2020 256 −4 −1.54%
2019 260 −7 −2.62%
2018 267 −17 −5.99%
2017 284 −28 −8.97%
2016 312 −42 −11.86%
2015 354 −13 −3.54%
2014 367 −43 −10.49%
2013 410 −37 −8.28%
2012 447 −39 −8.02%
2011 486 −31 −6%
2010 517 +5 +0.98%
2009 512 +82 +19.07%
2008 430 +97 +29.13%
2007 333 +47 +16.43%
2006 286 +3 +1.06%
2005 283 −21 −6.91%
2004 304 −42 −12.14%
2003 346 −58 −14.36%
2002 404 −43 −9.62%
2001 447 −59 −11.66%
2000 506 −70 −12.15%
1999 576 −82 −12.46%
1998 658 −14 −2.08%
1997 672 −41 −5.75%
1996 713 −69 −8.82%
1995 782 −130 −14.25%
1994 912 −88 −8.8%
1993 1,000 −42 −4.03%
1992 1,042 −38 −3.52%
1991 1,080 −32 −2.88%
1990 1,112 −24 −2.11%
1989 1,136 −18 −1.56%
1988 1,154 +31 +2.76%
1987 1,123 +5 +0.45%
1986 1,118 +3 +0.27%
1985 1,115 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SC Seychelles 42 MU Mauritius 66 ZM Zambia 85 MZ Mozambique 99 KE Kenya 149 DJ Djibouti 162 UG Uganda 170 KM Comoros 179 ET Ethiopia 195 MW Malawi 225 RW Rwanda 229 TZ Tanzania 276 ER Eritrea 291 ZW Zimbabwe 358 BI Burundi 392 MG Madagascar 445 SO Somalia 563 SS South Sudan 692
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About the indicator

The number of women who died during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of its end from causes related to pregnancy, per 100,000 live births. The gap between countries exceeds a hundredfold and is almost entirely explained by the availability of skilled attendance at birth and of emergency obstetric care.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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