What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Brazil and Micronesia (country)?

2.16 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Micronesia (country) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Micronesia (country)?

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.

Brazil vs Micronesia (country): Maternal mortality ratio

Brazil

72.15 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Micronesia (country)

74.31 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Brazil rank

82nd

Micronesia (country) rank

80th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Brazil
Micronesia (country)

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 74.31 deaths per 100,000 live births against 72.15 deaths per 100,000 live births in Brazil, a difference of 2.16 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Brazil ranks 82nd and Micronesia (country) ranks 80th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Micronesia (country) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Micronesia (country)	Difference	Ahead
1980s	213.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	106.64 deaths per 100,000 live births	107.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	Brazil
1990s	133.98 deaths per 100,000 live births	73 deaths per 100,000 live births	60.98 deaths per 100,000 live births	Brazil
2000s	69.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	60.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	8.99 deaths per 100,000 live births	Brazil
2010s	61.03 deaths per 100,000 live births	58.44 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.59 deaths per 100,000 live births	Brazil
2020s	72.15 deaths per 100,000 live births	74.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Brazil or Micronesia (country)?: Micronesia (country), at 74.31 deaths per 100,000 live births against 72.15 deaths per 100,000 live births in Brazil as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Brazil and Micronesia (country)?: 2.16 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Micronesia (country)?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Brazil and Micronesia (country) rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Brazil ranks 82nd and Micronesia (country) ranks 80th 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.