What is the difference in reported maternal mortality rate between Argentina and Nicaragua?

0.0076 deaths per 100,000 people, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nicaragua?

18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported maternal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Nicaragua: Reported maternal mortality rate

Argentina

0.5211 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Nicaragua

0.5135 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Argentina rank

22nd

Nicaragua rank

23rd

Reported maternal mortality rate over time

Argentina
Nicaragua

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.5211 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5135 deaths per 100,000 people in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0076 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Argentina ranks 22nd and Nicaragua ranks 23rd of 111 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.8897 deaths per 100,000 people	1.42 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5319 deaths per 100,000 people	Nicaragua
2010s	0.6958 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9053 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2096 deaths per 100,000 people	Nicaragua
2020s	0.7276 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5531 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1746 deaths per 100,000 people	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported maternal mortality rate, Argentina or Nicaragua?: Argentina, at 0.5211 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5135 deaths per 100,000 people in Nicaragua as of 2022.
What is the difference in reported maternal mortality rate between Argentina and Nicaragua?: 0.0076 deaths per 100,000 people, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nicaragua?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Nicaragua rank globally for reported maternal mortality rate?: Argentina ranks 22nd and Nicaragua ranks 23rd of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported maternal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reported maternal mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from maternal conditions in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.