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

6.75 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Bolivia ahead.

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

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 Pakistan: Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG)

Bolivia

160.91 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Pakistan

154.16 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Bolivia rank

53rd

Pakistan rank

54th

Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG) over time

Bolivia
Pakistan

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 160.91 deaths per 100,000 live births against 154.16 deaths per 100,000 live births in Pakistan, a difference of 6.75 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Bolivia ranks 53rd and Pakistan ranks 54th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	542.96 deaths per 100,000 live births	392.03 deaths per 100,000 live births	150.93 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bolivia
1990s	364.67 deaths per 100,000 live births	426.56 deaths per 100,000 live births	61.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	Pakistan
2000s	235.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	310.93 deaths per 100,000 live births	75.85 deaths per 100,000 live births	Pakistan
2010s	171.58 deaths per 100,000 live births	198.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	27.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	Pakistan
2020s	160.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	154.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.74 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bolivia or Pakistan?: Bolivia, at 160.91 deaths per 100,000 live births against 154.16 deaths per 100,000 live births in Pakistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bolivia and Pakistan?: 6.75 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Pakistan?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bolivia and Pakistan rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Bolivia ranks 53rd and Pakistan ranks 54th 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.