What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Eswatini and Venezuela?

19.56 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Venezuela ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Venezuela?

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.

Eswatini vs Venezuela: Maternal mortality ratio

Eswatini

239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Venezuela

259.19 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Eswatini rank

37th

Venezuela rank

35th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Eswatini
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 259.19 deaths per 100,000 live births against 239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births in Eswatini, a difference of 19.56 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 37th and Venezuela ranks 35th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1980s	421.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	98.51 deaths per 100,000 live births	323.15 deaths per 100,000 live births	Eswatini
1990s	444.88 deaths per 100,000 live births	95.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	349.6 deaths per 100,000 live births	Eswatini
2000s	657.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	101.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	556.03 deaths per 100,000 live births	Eswatini
2010s	413.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	139.95 deaths per 100,000 live births	273.39 deaths per 100,000 live births	Eswatini
2020s	239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births	259.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	19.55 deaths per 100,000 live births	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Eswatini or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 259.19 deaths per 100,000 live births against 239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births in Eswatini as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Eswatini and Venezuela?: 19.56 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Venezuela?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Eswatini and Venezuela rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Eswatini ranks 37th and Venezuela ranks 35th 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.