What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Maldives and Viet Nam?

11.16 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Maldives ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Viet Nam?

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.

Maldives vs Viet Nam: Maternal mortality ratio

Maldives

56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Viet Nam

45.53 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Maldives rank

94th

Viet Nam rank

97th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Maldives
Viet Nam

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births against 45.53 deaths per 100,000 live births in Viet Nam, a difference of 11.16 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Viet Nam's.

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

Maldives ranks 94th and Viet Nam ranks 97th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1980s	312.83 deaths per 100,000 live births	126.01 deaths per 100,000 live births	186.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	Maldives
1990s	161.48 deaths per 100,000 live births	96.09 deaths per 100,000 live births	65.39 deaths per 100,000 live births	Maldives
2000s	81.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	69.15 deaths per 100,000 live births	12.13 deaths per 100,000 live births	Maldives
2010s	52.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	53.77 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.8785 deaths per 100,000 live births	Viet Nam
2020s	56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births	45.53 deaths per 100,000 live births	11.16 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 Viet Nam?: Maldives, at 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births against 45.53 deaths per 100,000 live births in Viet Nam as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Maldives and Viet Nam?: 11.16 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Viet Nam?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Maldives and Viet Nam rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Maldives ranks 94th and Viet Nam ranks 97th 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.