What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Iraq and Saint Lucia?

2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saint Lucia?

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.

Iraq vs Saint Lucia: Maternal mortality ratio

Iraq

76.11 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Saint Lucia

73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Iraq rank

78th

Saint Lucia rank

81st

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Iraq
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 76.11 deaths per 100,000 live births against 73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births in Saint Lucia, a difference of 2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Iraq ranks 78th and Saint Lucia ranks 81st of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	218.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	52.46 deaths per 100,000 live births	165.65 deaths per 100,000 live births	Iraq
1990s	181.23 deaths per 100,000 live births	66.14 deaths per 100,000 live births	115.09 deaths per 100,000 live births	Iraq
2000s	120.32 deaths per 100,000 live births	78.46 deaths per 100,000 live births	41.86 deaths per 100,000 live births	Iraq
2010s	95.44 deaths per 100,000 live births	70.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	24.59 deaths per 100,000 live births	Iraq
2020s	76.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Iraq or Saint Lucia?: Iraq, at 76.11 deaths per 100,000 live births against 73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births in Saint Lucia as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Iraq and Saint Lucia?: 2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saint Lucia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Iraq and Saint Lucia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Iraq ranks 78th and Saint Lucia ranks 81st 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.