Which has higher maternal mortality, gaps filled, United States or Uruguay?

United States, at 21.08 against 18.64 in Uruguay as of 2020.

What is the difference in maternal mortality, gaps filled between United States and Uruguay?

2.44, with United States ahead.

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

66 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

United States vs Uruguay: Maternal mortality, gaps filled

United States

21.08

in 2020

Uruguay

18.64

in 2020

United States rank

125th

Uruguay rank

128th

Maternal mortality, gaps filled over time

United States
Uruguay

How they compare

United States currently reports 21.08 against 18.64 in Uruguay, a difference of 2.44.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Uruguay ahead.

United States ranks 125th and Uruguay ranks 128th of 189 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	40.11	152.8	112.69	Uruguay
1960s	30.46	103.45	72.99	Uruguay
1970s	13.77	65.57	51.8	Uruguay
1980s	9.41	44.78	35.37	Uruguay
1990s	10.82	31.05	20.23	Uruguay
2000s	13.26	21.31	8.05	Uruguay
2010s	17.26	17.44	0.1757	Uruguay
2020s	21.08	18.64	2.45	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, gaps filled, United States or Uruguay?: United States, at 21.08 against 18.64 in Uruguay as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality, gaps filled between United States and Uruguay?: 2.44, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Uruguay?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
How do United States and Uruguay rank globally for maternal mortality, gaps filled?: United States ranks 125th and Uruguay ranks 128th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality, gaps filled
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 8,953 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed: 27 October 2026

Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.