What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Grenada and United States?

0.06 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Grenada ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and United States?

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.

Grenada vs United States: Maternal mortality ratio

Grenada

21.14 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

United States

21.08 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Grenada rank

121st

United States rank

123rd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Grenada
United States

How they compare

Grenada currently reports 21.14 deaths per 100,000 live births against 21.08 deaths per 100,000 live births in United States, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Grenada ranks 121st and United States ranks 123rd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Grenada	United States	Difference	Ahead
1980s	52.39 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	41.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	Grenada
1990s	49.53 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	38.71 deaths per 100,000 live births	Grenada
2000s	34.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	13.26 deaths per 100,000 live births	20.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	Grenada
2010s	24.18 deaths per 100,000 live births	17.26 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	Grenada
2020s	21.14 deaths per 100,000 live births	21.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.0534 deaths per 100,000 live births	Grenada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Grenada or United States?: Grenada, at 21.14 deaths per 100,000 live births against 21.08 deaths per 100,000 live births in United States as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Grenada and United States?: 0.06 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Grenada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and United States?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Grenada and United States rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Grenada ranks 121st and United States ranks 123rd 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.