What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Dominican Republic and Guyana?

4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Guyana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Guyana?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Guyana: Maternal mortality ratio

Dominican Republic

107.35 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Guyana

111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Dominican Republic rank

65th

Guyana rank

64th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Dominican Republic
Guyana

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births against 107.35 deaths per 100,000 live births in Dominican Republic, a difference of 4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 65th and Guyana ranks 64th of 185 countries.

Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1980s	147.39 deaths per 100,000 live births	270.35 deaths per 100,000 live births	122.96 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guyana
1990s	125.44 deaths per 100,000 live births	231.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	105.76 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guyana
2000s	82.09 deaths per 100,000 live births	171.56 deaths per 100,000 live births	89.47 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guyana
2010s	98.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	129.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	31.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guyana
2020s	107.35 deaths per 100,000 live births	111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Dominican Republic or Guyana?: Guyana, at 111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births against 107.35 deaths per 100,000 live births in Dominican Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Dominican Republic and Guyana?: 4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Guyana?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Dominican Republic and Guyana rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Dominican Republic ranks 65th and Guyana ranks 64th 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.