What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Armenia and Sri Lanka?

1.65 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Sri Lanka?

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.

Armenia vs Sri Lanka: Maternal mortality ratio

Armenia

27.19 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Sri Lanka

28.84 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Armenia rank

115th

Sri Lanka rank

112th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Armenia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 28.84 deaths per 100,000 live births against 27.19 deaths per 100,000 live births in Armenia, a difference of 1.65 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Armenia's.

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

Armenia ranks 115th and Sri Lanka ranks 112th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Armenia	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1980s	51.1 deaths per 100,000 live births	65.03 deaths per 100,000 live births	13.94 deaths per 100,000 live births	Sri Lanka
1990s	54.22 deaths per 100,000 live births	53.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.6007 deaths per 100,000 live births	Armenia
2000s	41.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	46.86 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.61 deaths per 100,000 live births	Sri Lanka
2010s	27.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	32.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.97 deaths per 100,000 live births	Sri Lanka
2020s	27.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	28.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.65 deaths per 100,000 live births	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Armenia or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 28.84 deaths per 100,000 live births against 27.19 deaths per 100,000 live births in Armenia as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Armenia and Sri Lanka?: 1.65 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Sri Lanka?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Armenia and Sri Lanka rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Armenia ranks 115th and Sri Lanka ranks 112th 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: 28 August 2026

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