Samoa vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Maternal mortality ratio
Samoa
59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
61.79 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Samoa rank
93rd
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
90th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Samoa
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 61.79 deaths per 100,000 live births against 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births in Samoa, a difference of 2.71 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 93rd and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 90th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 111.17 deaths per 100,000 live births | 68.35 deaths per 100,000 live births | 42.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | Samoa |
| 1990s | 89.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | 69.66 deaths per 100,000 live births | 19.43 deaths per 100,000 live births | Samoa |
| 2000s | 64 deaths per 100,000 live births | 55 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9 deaths per 100,000 live births | Samoa |
| 2010s | 59.93 deaths per 100,000 live births | 45.15 deaths per 100,000 live births | 14.78 deaths per 100,000 live births | Samoa |
| 2020s | 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births | 61.79 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.71 deaths per 100,000 live births | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Samoa or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 61.79 deaths per 100,000 live births against 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births in Samoa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Samoa and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 2.71 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Samoa and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Samoa ranks 93rd and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 90th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) β 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.