What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bangladesh and Laos?

3.03 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Laos ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Laos?

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.

Bangladesh vs Laos: Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG)

Bangladesh

123.03 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Laos

126.06 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Bangladesh rank

62nd

Laos rank

60th

Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG) over time

Bangladesh
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 126.06 deaths per 100,000 live births against 123.03 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bangladesh, a difference of 3.03 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 62nd and Laos ranks 60th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1980s	908.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	825.94 deaths per 100,000 live births	82.85 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bangladesh
1990s	732.04 deaths per 100,000 live births	652.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	79.42 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bangladesh
2000s	387.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	456.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	68.8 deaths per 100,000 live births	Laos
2010s	219.7 deaths per 100,000 live births	205.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	13.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bangladesh
2020s	123.03 deaths per 100,000 live births	126.06 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.03 deaths per 100,000 live births	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bangladesh or Laos?: Laos, at 126.06 deaths per 100,000 live births against 123.03 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bangladesh as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bangladesh and Laos?: 3.03 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Laos?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and Laos rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Bangladesh ranks 62nd and Laos ranks 60th 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.