Bhutan vs Maldives: Maternal mortality ratio
Bhutan
59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Maldives
56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Bhutan rank
91st
Maldives rank
94th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Bhutan
- Maldives
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births against 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births in Maldives, a difference of 3.26 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 91st and Maldives ranks 94th of 185 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 737.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 312.83 deaths per 100,000 live births | 424.42 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 463.7 deaths per 100,000 live births | 161.48 deaths per 100,000 live births | 302.22 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 202.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 81.28 deaths per 100,000 live births | 121.54 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 79.23 deaths per 100,000 live births | 52.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | 26.33 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births | 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births | 3.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bhutan or Maldives?
- Bhutan, at 59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births against 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births in Maldives as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bhutan and Maldives?
- 3.26 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Maldives?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and Maldives rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Bhutan ranks 91st and Maldives ranks 94th 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.