Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Turkmenistan or Uruguay?

Turkmenistan, at 7.16 deaths against 6.52 deaths in Uruguay as of 2020.

What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Turkmenistan and Uruguay?

0.64 deaths, with Turkmenistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Uruguay?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Turkmenistan vs Uruguay: Maternal deaths by income group

Turkmenistan

7.16 deaths

in 2020

Uruguay

6.52 deaths

in 2020

Turkmenistan rank

134th

Uruguay rank

137th

Maternal deaths by income group over time

Turkmenistan
Uruguay

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 7.16 deaths against 6.52 deaths in Uruguay, a difference of 0.64 deaths.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Turkmenistan ranks 134th and Uruguay ranks 137th of 185 countries.

Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Turkmenistan	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1980s	108.9 deaths	24.55 deaths	84.36 deaths	Turkmenistan
1990s	66.18 deaths	17.22 deaths	48.97 deaths	Turkmenistan
2000s	19.29 deaths	10.66 deaths	8.63 deaths	Turkmenistan
2010s	9.07 deaths	7.91 deaths	1.17 deaths	Turkmenistan
2020s	7.16 deaths	6.52 deaths	0.6324 deaths	Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Turkmenistan or Uruguay?: Turkmenistan, at 7.16 deaths against 6.52 deaths in Uruguay as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Turkmenistan and Uruguay?: 0.64 deaths, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Uruguay?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Turkmenistan and Uruguay rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?: Turkmenistan ranks 134th and Uruguay ranks 137th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal deaths by income group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.