What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Latvia and Turkey?

0.99 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Turkey?

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.

Latvia vs Turkey: Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG)

Latvia

18.32 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Turkey

17.33 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Latvia rank

127th

Turkey rank

128th

Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG) over time

Latvia
Turkey

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 18.32 deaths per 100,000 live births against 17.33 deaths per 100,000 live births in Turkey, a difference of 0.99 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Turkey ahead.

Latvia ranks 127th and Turkey ranks 128th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1980s	44.43 deaths per 100,000 live births	50 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	Turkey
1990s	44.71 deaths per 100,000 live births	38.55 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	Latvia
2000s	28.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	26.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	Latvia
2010s	22.7 deaths per 100,000 live births	19.5 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	Latvia
2020s	18.32 deaths per 100,000 live births	17.33 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.9895 deaths per 100,000 live births	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Latvia or Turkey?: Latvia, at 18.32 deaths per 100,000 live births against 17.33 deaths per 100,000 live births in Turkey as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Latvia and Turkey?: 0.99 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Turkey?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Latvia and Turkey rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Latvia ranks 127th and Turkey ranks 128th 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.