What is the difference in reported maternal mortality rate between Paraguay and Venezuela?

0.67 deaths per 100,000 people, with Venezuela ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Venezuela?

17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.

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.

Paraguay vs Venezuela: Reported maternal mortality rate

Paraguay

2.59 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Venezuela

3.26 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2016

Paraguay rank

2nd

Venezuela rank

1st

Reported maternal mortality rate over time

Paraguay
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people in Paraguay, a difference of 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.3 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Paraguay ahead.

Paraguay ranks 2nd and Venezuela ranks 1st of 111 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.5 deaths per 100,000 people	1.28 deaths per 100,000 people	1.22 deaths per 100,000 people	Paraguay
2010s	1.46 deaths per 100,000 people	1.79 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3285 deaths per 100,000 people	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported maternal mortality rate, Paraguay or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people in Paraguay as of 2016.
What is the difference in reported maternal mortality rate between Paraguay and Venezuela?: 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Venezuela?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Paraguay and Venezuela rank globally for reported maternal mortality rate?: Paraguay ranks 2nd and Venezuela ranks 1st 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.