What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Laos and Mozambique?

1.05 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Mozambique ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mozambique?

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.

Laos vs Mozambique: Maternal mortality ratio

Laos

126.06 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Mozambique

127.11 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Laos rank

60th

Mozambique rank

58th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Laos
Mozambique

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 127.11 deaths per 100,000 live births against 126.06 deaths per 100,000 live births in Laos, a difference of 1.05 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Laos ranks 60th and Mozambique ranks 58th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1980s	825.94 deaths per 100,000 live births	1,103 deaths per 100,000 live births	276.86 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mozambique
1990s	652.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	797.78 deaths per 100,000 live births	145.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mozambique
2000s	456.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	425.68 deaths per 100,000 live births	30.94 deaths per 100,000 live births	Laos
2010s	205.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	227.85 deaths per 100,000 live births	21.96 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mozambique
2020s	126.06 deaths per 100,000 live births	127.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.05 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Laos or Mozambique?: Mozambique, at 127.11 deaths per 100,000 live births against 126.06 deaths per 100,000 live births in Laos as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Laos and Mozambique?: 1.05 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mozambique?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Laos and Mozambique rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Laos ranks 60th and Mozambique ranks 58th 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.