Georgia vs Sri Lanka: Maternal mortality ratio
Georgia
27.61 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Sri Lanka
28.84 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Georgia rank
114th
Sri Lanka rank
112th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Georgia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 28.84 deaths per 100,000 live births against 27.61 deaths per 100,000 live births in Georgia, a difference of 1.23 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Georgia ranks 114th and Sri Lanka ranks 112th of 185 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.31 deaths per 100,000 live births | 65.03 deaths per 100,000 live births | 23.73 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 46.56 deaths per 100,000 live births | 53.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 45.47 deaths per 100,000 live births | 46.86 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 31.1 deaths per 100,000 live births | 32.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 27.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 28.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Georgia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 28.84 deaths per 100,000 live births against 27.61 deaths per 100,000 live births in Georgia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Georgia and Sri Lanka?
- 1.23 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Sri Lanka?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Georgia and Sri Lanka rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Georgia ranks 114th and Sri Lanka ranks 112th 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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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.