What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Argentina and Brunei?

0.66 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Argentina ahead.

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

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 mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Brunei: Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG)

Argentina

44.9 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Brunei

44.24 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Argentina rank

98th

Brunei rank

99th

Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG) over time

Argentina
Brunei

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 44.9 deaths per 100,000 live births against 44.24 deaths per 100,000 live births in Brunei, a difference of 0.66 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Argentina ranks 98th and Brunei ranks 99th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Brunei in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Brunei	Difference	Ahead
1980s	93.87 deaths per 100,000 live births	60.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	33.78 deaths per 100,000 live births	Argentina
1990s	76.42 deaths per 100,000 live births	51.67 deaths per 100,000 live births	24.75 deaths per 100,000 live births	Argentina
2000s	66.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	47.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	19.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	Argentina
2010s	41.99 deaths per 100,000 live births	43.93 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.94 deaths per 100,000 live births	Brunei
2020s	44.9 deaths per 100,000 live births	44.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.664 deaths per 100,000 live births	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Argentina or Brunei?: Argentina, at 44.9 deaths per 100,000 live births against 44.24 deaths per 100,000 live births in Brunei as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Argentina and Brunei?: 0.66 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brunei?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Argentina and Brunei rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Argentina ranks 98th and Brunei ranks 99th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
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: 30 October 2026

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.