Maldives vs Panama: Maternal mortality ratio
Maldives
56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Panama
49.52 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Maldives rank
94th
Panama rank
96th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Maldives
- Panama
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births against 49.52 deaths per 100,000 live births in Panama, a difference of 7.17 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 94th and Panama ranks 96th of 185 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 312.83 deaths per 100,000 live births | 89.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | 223.78 deaths per 100,000 live births | Maldives |
| 1990s | 161.48 deaths per 100,000 live births | 75.74 deaths per 100,000 live births | 85.73 deaths per 100,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2000s | 81.28 deaths per 100,000 live births | 57.98 deaths per 100,000 live births | 23.29 deaths per 100,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2010s | 52.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | 50.92 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.97 deaths per 100,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2020s | 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births | 49.52 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.18 deaths per 100,000 live births | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Maldives or Panama?
- Maldives, at 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births against 49.52 deaths per 100,000 live births in Panama as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Maldives and Panama?
- 7.17 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Panama?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Maldives and Panama rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Maldives ranks 94th and Panama ranks 96th 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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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.