Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Maternal mortality ratio
Sri Lanka
28.84 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Thailand
28.6 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Sri Lanka rank
112th
Thailand rank
113th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 28.84 deaths per 100,000 live births against 28.6 deaths per 100,000 live births in Thailand, a difference of 0.24 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Thailand ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 112th and Thailand ranks 113th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.03 deaths per 100,000 live births | 70.69 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.65 deaths per 100,000 live births | Thailand |
| 1990s | 53.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | 49.83 deaths per 100,000 live births | 3.79 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 46.86 deaths per 100,000 live births | 40.79 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.07 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 32.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 30.87 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 28.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 28.6 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.2419 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
- Sri Lanka, at 28.84 deaths per 100,000 live births against 28.6 deaths per 100,000 live births in Thailand as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 0.24 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Sri Lanka ranks 112th and Thailand ranks 113th 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.