What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Kazakhstan and Moldova?

1.12 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Kazakhstan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Moldova?

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.

Kazakhstan vs Moldova: Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG)

Kazakhstan

13.38 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Moldova

12.26 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Kazakhstan rank

138th

Moldova rank

139th

Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG) over time

Kazakhstan
Moldova

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 13.38 deaths per 100,000 live births against 12.26 deaths per 100,000 live births in Moldova, a difference of 1.12 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Moldova's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 138th and Moldova ranks 139th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 4 and Moldova in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1980s	92.99 deaths per 100,000 live births	61.13 deaths per 100,000 live births	31.86 deaths per 100,000 live births	Kazakhstan
1990s	75.36 deaths per 100,000 live births	67.12 deaths per 100,000 live births	8.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	Kazakhstan
2000s	37.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	31.45 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	Kazakhstan
2010s	14.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	16.18 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.77 deaths per 100,000 live births	Moldova
2020s	13.38 deaths per 100,000 live births	12.26 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.12 deaths per 100,000 live births	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Kazakhstan or Moldova?: Kazakhstan, at 13.38 deaths per 100,000 live births against 12.26 deaths per 100,000 live births in Moldova as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Kazakhstan and Moldova?: 1.12 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Moldova?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Kazakhstan and Moldova rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Kazakhstan ranks 138th and Moldova ranks 139th 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.