Ecuador vs Malaysia: Number of maternal deaths

Ecuador
150
in 2023
Malaysia
120
in 2023
Ecuador rank
74th
Malaysia rank
75th

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Ecuador
  • Malaysia
100200300400500600198520042023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 150 against 120 in Malaysia, a difference of 30.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.

Globally, Ecuador ranks 74th and Malaysia ranks 75th of 194 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of maternal deaths
Source
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 9,399 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.