What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Georgia and Syria?

2.31 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Syria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Syria?

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.

Georgia vs Syria: Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG)

Georgia

27.61 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Syria

29.92 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Georgia rank

114th

Syria rank

111th

Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG) over time

Georgia
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 29.92 deaths per 100,000 live births against 27.61 deaths per 100,000 live births in Georgia, a difference of 2.31 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Georgia's.

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

Georgia ranks 114th and Syria ranks 111th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Georgia	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	41.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	49.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	7.94 deaths per 100,000 live births	Syria
1990s	46.56 deaths per 100,000 live births	38.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	7.74 deaths per 100,000 live births	Georgia
2000s	45.47 deaths per 100,000 live births	24.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	20.94 deaths per 100,000 live births	Georgia
2010s	31.1 deaths per 100,000 live births	28.32 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.78 deaths per 100,000 live births	Georgia
2020s	27.61 deaths per 100,000 live births	29.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Georgia or Syria?: Syria, at 29.92 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 Syria?: 2.31 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Syria?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Georgia and Syria rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Georgia ranks 114th and Syria ranks 111th 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.