Kazakhstan vs Russian Federation: Maternal mortality ratio

Kazakhstan
13.38 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Russian Federation
13.72 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Kazakhstan rank
138th
Russian Federation rank
137th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Russian Federation
020406080100198520022020

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 13.72 deaths per 100,000 live births against 13.38 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.34 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 138th and Russian Federation ranks 137th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1980s 92.99 deaths per 100,000 live births 87 deaths per 100,000 live births 5.99 deaths per 100,000 live births Kazakhstan
1990s 75.36 deaths per 100,000 live births 74.56 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.8012 deaths per 100,000 live births Kazakhstan
2000s 37.79 deaths per 100,000 live births 33.91 deaths per 100,000 live births 3.88 deaths per 100,000 live births Kazakhstan
2010s 14.41 deaths per 100,000 live births 10.83 deaths per 100,000 live births 3.58 deaths per 100,000 live births Kazakhstan
2020s 13.38 deaths per 100,000 live births 13.72 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.3392 deaths per 100,000 live births Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Kazakhstan or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 13.72 deaths per 100,000 live births against 13.38 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kazakhstan as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Kazakhstan and Russian Federation?
0.34 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Russian Federation?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Kazakhstan and Russian Federation rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Kazakhstan ranks 138th and Russian Federation ranks 137th 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

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.