What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Tanzania and Venezuela?

20.89 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Venezuela ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Venezuela?

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.

Tanzania vs Venezuela: Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG)

Tanzania

238.3 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Venezuela

259.19 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Tanzania rank

38th

Venezuela rank

35th

Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG) over time

Tanzania
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 259.19 deaths per 100,000 live births against 238.3 deaths per 100,000 live births in Tanzania, a difference of 20.89 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

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

Tanzania ranks 38th and Venezuela ranks 35th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1980s	826.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	98.51 deaths per 100,000 live births	727.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tanzania
1990s	856.51 deaths per 100,000 live births	95.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	761.23 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tanzania
2000s	618.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	101.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	516.76 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tanzania
2010s	350.56 deaths per 100,000 live births	139.95 deaths per 100,000 live births	210.6 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tanzania
2020s	238.3 deaths per 100,000 live births	259.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	20.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Tanzania or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 259.19 deaths per 100,000 live births against 238.3 deaths per 100,000 live births in Tanzania as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Tanzania and Venezuela?: 20.89 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Venezuela?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Tanzania and Venezuela rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Tanzania ranks 38th and Venezuela ranks 35th 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: 30 October 2026

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.