What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Turkey and Uruguay?

1.31 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Uruguay?

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.

Turkey vs Uruguay: Maternal mortality ratio

Turkey

17.33 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Uruguay

18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Turkey rank

128th

Uruguay rank

126th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Turkey
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births against 17.33 deaths per 100,000 live births in Turkey, a difference of 1.31 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.

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

Turkey ranks 128th and Uruguay ranks 126th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Turkey	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1980s	50 deaths per 100,000 live births	44.97 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.03 deaths per 100,000 live births	Turkey
1990s	38.55 deaths per 100,000 live births	31.05 deaths per 100,000 live births	7.5 deaths per 100,000 live births	Turkey
2000s	26.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	21.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.09 deaths per 100,000 live births	Turkey
2010s	19.5 deaths per 100,000 live births	17.44 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.06 deaths per 100,000 live births	Turkey
2020s	17.33 deaths per 100,000 live births	18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Turkey or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births against 17.33 deaths per 100,000 live births in Turkey as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Turkey and Uruguay?: 1.31 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Uruguay?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Turkey and Uruguay rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Turkey ranks 128th and Uruguay ranks 126th 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.