What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bolivia and Indonesia?

12.01 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Indonesia?

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.

Bolivia vs Indonesia: Maternal mortality ratio

Bolivia

160.91 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Indonesia

172.92 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Bolivia rank

53rd

Indonesia rank

52nd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Bolivia
Indonesia

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 172.92 deaths per 100,000 live births against 160.91 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bolivia, a difference of 12.01 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

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

Bolivia ranks 53rd and Indonesia ranks 52nd of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	542.96 deaths per 100,000 live births	469.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	73.44 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bolivia
1990s	364.67 deaths per 100,000 live births	346.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	17.77 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bolivia
2000s	235.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	270.02 deaths per 100,000 live births	34.94 deaths per 100,000 live births	Indonesia
2010s	171.58 deaths per 100,000 live births	197.1 deaths per 100,000 live births	25.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	Indonesia
2020s	160.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	172.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	12.02 deaths per 100,000 live births	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bolivia or Indonesia?: Indonesia, at 172.92 deaths per 100,000 live births against 160.91 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bolivia as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bolivia and Indonesia?: 12.01 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Indonesia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bolivia and Indonesia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Bolivia ranks 53rd and Indonesia ranks 52nd 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.