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Maternal mortality ratio — Malaysia

Maternal mortality ratio in Malaysia in 2023 — 26 per 100k. Ranked 76 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 58.7%.

2023 26 per 100k −31.58% vs 2022
World rank 76of 194
Period maximum 63 per 100k1985
Period minimum 26 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Malaysia, 1985–2023203040506070198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 63 per 100k1986: 59 per 100k1987: 56 per 100k1988: 55 per 100k1989: 52 per 100k1990: 51 per 100k1991: 49 per 100k1992: 48 per 100k1993: 46 per 100k1994: 44 per 100k1995: 43 per 100k1996: 42 per 100k1997: 40 per 100k1998: 39 per 100k1999: 38 per 100k2000: 37 per 100k2001: 36 per 100k2002: 34 per 100k2003: 34 per 100k2004: 33 per 100k2005: 31 per 100k2006: 30 per 100k2007: 30 per 100k2008: 29 per 100k2009: 29 per 100k2010: 29 per 100k2011: 29 per 100k2012: 29 per 100k2013: 29 per 100k2014: 30 per 100k2015: 30 per 100k2016: 30 per 100k2017: 29 per 100k2018: 29 per 100k2019: 28 per 100k2020: 29 per 100k2021: 52 per 100k2022: 38 per 100k2023: 26 per 100k
Change over the period: −37 (−58.73%) Average annual rate: -2.3 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Malaysia 26 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
East Asia & Pacific 66 per 100k
South-Eastern Asia computed 103 per 100k
Upper-middle-income countries computed 43 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 26 −12 −31.58%
2022 38 −14 −26.92%
2021 52 +23 +79.31%
2020 29 +1 +3.57%
2019 28 −1 −3.45%
2018 29 +0 +0%
2017 29 −1 −3.33%
2016 30 +0 +0%
2015 30 +0 +0%
2014 30 +1 +3.45%
2013 29 +0 +0%
2012 29 +0 +0%
2011 29 +0 +0%
2010 29 +0 +0%
2009 29 +0 +0%
2008 29 −1 −3.33%
2007 30 +0 +0%
2006 30 −1 −3.23%
2005 31 −2 −6.06%
2004 33 −1 −2.94%
2003 34 +0 +0%
2002 34 −2 −5.56%
2001 36 −1 −2.7%
2000 37 −1 −2.63%
1999 38 −1 −2.56%
1998 39 −1 −2.5%
1997 40 −2 −4.76%
1996 42 −1 −2.33%
1995 43 −1 −2.27%
1994 44 −2 −4.35%
1993 46 −2 −4.17%
1992 48 −1 −2.04%
1991 49 −2 −3.92%
1990 51 −1 −1.92%
1989 52 −3 −5.45%
1988 55 −1 −1.79%
1987 56 −3 −5.08%
1986 59 −4 −6.35%
1985 63 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

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

SG Singapore 6 MY Malaysia 26 TH Thailand 34 BN Brunei Darussalam 36 VN Vietnam 48 PH Philippines 84 LA Laos 112 KH Cambodia 137 ID Indonesia 140 MM Myanmar 185 TL Timor-Leste 192
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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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