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United States of America vs Uruguay: Maternal mortality ratio

United States of America
21.08 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Uruguay
18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
United States of America rank
123rd
Uruguay rank
126th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • United States of America
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 21.08 deaths per 100,000 live births against 18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births in Uruguay, a difference of 2.44 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Uruguay ahead.

United States of America ranks 123rd and Uruguay ranks 126th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, United States of America averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America Uruguay Difference Ahead
1980s 10.81 deaths per 100,000 live births 44.97 deaths per 100,000 live births 34.16 deaths per 100,000 live births Uruguay
1990s 10.82 deaths per 100,000 live births 31.05 deaths per 100,000 live births 20.23 deaths per 100,000 live births Uruguay
2000s 13.26 deaths per 100,000 live births 21.31 deaths per 100,000 live births 8.05 deaths per 100,000 live births Uruguay
2010s 17.26 deaths per 100,000 live births 17.44 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.1757 deaths per 100,000 live births Uruguay
2020s 21.08 deaths per 100,000 live births 18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births 2.45 deaths per 100,000 live births United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, United States of America or Uruguay?
United States of America, at 21.08 deaths per 100,000 live births against 18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births in Uruguay as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between United States of America and Uruguay?
2.44 deaths per 100,000 live births, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Uruguay?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do United States of America and Uruguay rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
United States of America ranks 123rd 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

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