Nicaragua vs Vanuatu: Maternal mortality ratio
Nicaragua
77.88 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Vanuatu
94.44 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Nicaragua rank
74th
Vanuatu rank
71st
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Nicaragua
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 94.44 deaths per 100,000 live births against 77.88 deaths per 100,000 live births in Nicaragua, a difference of 16.56 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 74th and Vanuatu ranks 71st of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 247.68 deaths per 100,000 live births | 143.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | 104.58 deaths per 100,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 192.83 deaths per 100,000 live births | 110.35 deaths per 100,000 live births | 82.48 deaths per 100,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 147.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | 96.32 deaths per 100,000 live births | 50.92 deaths per 100,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 83.86 deaths per 100,000 live births | 92.38 deaths per 100,000 live births | 8.52 deaths per 100,000 live births | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 77.88 deaths per 100,000 live births | 94.44 deaths per 100,000 live births | 16.56 deaths per 100,000 live births | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Nicaragua or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 94.44 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 Nicaragua and Vanuatu?
- 16.56 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Vanuatu?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Nicaragua and Vanuatu rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Nicaragua ranks 74th and Vanuatu ranks 71st 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.