Armenia vs China: Maternal mortality ratio
Armenia
27.19 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
China
23.05 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Armenia rank
115th
China rank
117th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Armenia
- China
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 27.19 deaths per 100,000 live births against 23.05 deaths per 100,000 live births in China, a difference of 4.14 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Armenia's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was China ahead.
Armenia ranks 115th and China ranks 117th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 2 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51.1 deaths per 100,000 live births | 99.14 deaths per 100,000 live births | 48.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | China |
| 1990s | 54.22 deaths per 100,000 live births | 75.66 deaths per 100,000 live births | 21.44 deaths per 100,000 live births | China |
| 2000s | 41.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 45.9 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.65 deaths per 100,000 live births | China |
| 2010s | 27.28 deaths per 100,000 live births | 25.99 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 live births | Armenia |
| 2020s | 27.19 deaths per 100,000 live births | 23.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.14 deaths per 100,000 live births | Armenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Armenia or China?
- Armenia, at 27.19 deaths per 100,000 live births against 23.05 deaths per 100,000 live births in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Armenia and China?
- 4.14 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and China?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Armenia and China rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Armenia ranks 115th and China ranks 117th 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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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.