Maternal mortality ratio in Malawi
The maternal mortality ratio in Malawi was 225 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.
Malawi, 2023
225
Change from 2022
−14per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
36th of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Malawi over time
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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 225 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 239 per 100,000 live births | 203 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 286 per 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 256 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 260 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 267 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 284 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 312 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 354 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 367 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 410 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 447 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 486 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 517 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 512 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 430 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 333 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 286 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 283 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 304 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 346 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 404 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 447 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 506 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 576 per 100,000 live births | 340 per 100,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −14 from 239 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 410 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −185.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Malawi has the 36th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
More for Malawi
All statistics for Malawi
Under-five mortality rate
48.8 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
67.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
56.0 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
52
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.53 litres
2024 · WHO