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

3.1 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Palestine ahead.

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

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 Palestine: Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG)

Turkey

17.33 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Palestine

20.43 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Turkey rank

128th

Palestine rank

125th

Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG) over time

Turkey
Palestine

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 20.43 deaths per 100,000 live births against 17.33 deaths per 100,000 live births in Turkey, a difference of 3.1 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Palestine's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.

Turkey ranks 128th and Palestine ranks 125th of 185 countries.

Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Turkey	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
1980s	50 deaths per 100,000 live births	100.33 deaths per 100,000 live births	50.33 deaths per 100,000 live births	Palestine
1990s	38.55 deaths per 100,000 live births	72.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	33.73 deaths per 100,000 live births	Palestine
2000s	26.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	56.71 deaths per 100,000 live births	30.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	Palestine
2010s	19.5 deaths per 100,000 live births	29.53 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.03 deaths per 100,000 live births	Palestine
2020s	17.33 deaths per 100,000 live births	20.43 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.1 deaths per 100,000 live births	Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Turkey or Palestine?: Palestine, at 20.43 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 Palestine?: 3.1 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Palestine?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Turkey and Palestine rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Turkey ranks 128th and Palestine ranks 125th 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.