What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Guyana and Solomon Islands?

10.31 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Solomon Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Solomon Islands?

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.

Guyana vs Solomon Islands: Maternal mortality ratio

Guyana

111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Solomon Islands

122.25 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Guyana rank

64th

Solomon Islands rank

63rd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Guyana
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 122.25 deaths per 100,000 live births against 111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guyana, a difference of 10.31 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 64th and Solomon Islands ranks 63rd of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 3 and Solomon Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
1980s	270.35 deaths per 100,000 live births	175.36 deaths per 100,000 live births	94.99 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guyana
1990s	231.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	150.38 deaths per 100,000 live births	80.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guyana
2000s	171.56 deaths per 100,000 live births	152.78 deaths per 100,000 live births	18.77 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guyana
2010s	129.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	136.95 deaths per 100,000 live births	7.42 deaths per 100,000 live births	Solomon Islands
2020s	111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births	122.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Guyana or Solomon Islands?: Solomon Islands, at 122.25 deaths per 100,000 live births against 111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guyana as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Guyana and Solomon Islands?: 10.31 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Solomon Islands?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Guyana and Solomon Islands rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Guyana ranks 64th and Solomon Islands ranks 63rd 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.