Bhutan vs Samoa: Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income
Bhutan
59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Samoa
59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Bhutan rank
90th
Samoa rank
92nd
Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income over time
- Bhutan
- Samoa
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births against 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births in Samoa, a difference of 0.87 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 90th and Samoa ranks 92nd of 184 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 737.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 111.17 deaths per 100,000 live births | 626.08 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 463.7 deaths per 100,000 live births | 89.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | 374.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 202.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 64 deaths per 100,000 live births | 138.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 79.23 deaths per 100,000 live births | 59.93 deaths per 100,000 live births | 19.3 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births | 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.8687 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income, Bhutan or Samoa?
- Bhutan, at 59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births against 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births in Samoa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income between Bhutan and Samoa?
- 0.87 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Samoa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and Samoa rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income?
- Bhutan ranks 90th and Samoa ranks 92nd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income. 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.