Malawi Maternal Mortality Rate 2000-2024

Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP.
  • Malawi maternal mortality rate for 2020 was 381.00, a 2.97% increase from 2019.
  • Malawi maternal mortality rate for 2019 was 370.00, a 5.61% decline from 2018.
  • Malawi maternal mortality rate for 2018 was 392.00, a 4.53% increase from 2017.
  • Malawi maternal mortality rate for 2017 was 375.00, a 12.79% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Per 100K Live Births
South Sudan 1,223.00
Chad 1,063.00
Central African Republic 835.00
Guinea-Bissau 725.00
Liberia 652.00
Somalia 621.00
Afghanistan 620.00
Guinea 553.00
Democratic Republic of Congo 547.00
Benin 523.00
Burundi 494.00
Gambia 458.00
Sierra Leone 443.00
Niger 441.00
Mali 440.00
Togo 399.00
Madagascar 392.00
Malawi 381.00
Zimbabwe 357.00
Haiti 350.00
Eritrea 322.00
Uganda 284.00
Ethiopia 267.00
Burkina Faso 264.00
Senegal 261.00
Rwanda 259.00
Tanzania 238.00
Comoros 217.00
Yemen 183.00
Nepal 174.00
Mozambique 127.00
North Korea 107.00
Syrian Arab Republic 30.00
Tajikistan 17.00
Malawi Maternal Mortality Rate - Historical Data
Year Per 100K Live Births Annual % Change
2020 381.00 2.97%
2019 370.00 -5.61%
2018 392.00 4.53%
2017 375.00 -12.79%
2016 430.00 -3.37%
2015 445.00 0.68%
2014 442.00 -6.55%
2013 473.00 -5.78%
2012 502.00 1.21%
2011 496.00 -3.31%
2010 513.00 7.77%
2009 476.00 13.33%
2008 420.00 19.32%
2007 352.00 7.98%
2006 326.00 -6.05%
2005 347.00 -10.10%
2004 386.00 -13.26%
2003 445.00 -9.18%
2002 490.00 -7.72%
2001 531.00 -7.33%
2000 573.00 -7.33%