What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Mauritius and Nicaragua?

6.48 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Mauritius ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Nicaragua?

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.

Mauritius vs Nicaragua: Maternal mortality ratio

Mauritius

84.36 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Nicaragua

77.88 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Mauritius rank

72nd

Nicaragua rank

74th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Mauritius
Nicaragua

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 84.36 deaths per 100,000 live births against 77.88 deaths per 100,000 live births in Nicaragua, a difference of 6.48 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Mauritius ranks 72nd and Nicaragua ranks 74th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1980s	126.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	247.68 deaths per 100,000 live births	120.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	Nicaragua
1990s	73.37 deaths per 100,000 live births	192.83 deaths per 100,000 live births	119.46 deaths per 100,000 live births	Nicaragua
2000s	47.12 deaths per 100,000 live births	147.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	100.13 deaths per 100,000 live births	Nicaragua
2010s	49.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	83.86 deaths per 100,000 live births	34.23 deaths per 100,000 live births	Nicaragua
2020s	84.36 deaths per 100,000 live births	77.88 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.48 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Mauritius or Nicaragua?: Mauritius, at 84.36 deaths per 100,000 live births against 77.88 deaths per 100,000 live births in Nicaragua as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Mauritius and Nicaragua?: 6.48 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Nicaragua?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Mauritius and Nicaragua rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Mauritius ranks 72nd and Nicaragua ranks 74th 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.