Ecuador vs Paraguay: Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income
Ecuador
65.75 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Paraguay
71.12 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Ecuador rank
88th
Paraguay rank
85th
Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income over time
- Ecuador
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 71.12 deaths per 100,000 live births against 65.75 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ecuador, a difference of 5.37 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Paraguay ahead.
Ecuador ranks 88th and Paraguay ranks 85th of 184 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 203.08 deaths per 100,000 live births | 234.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 31.53 deaths per 100,000 live births | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 154.45 deaths per 100,000 live births | 193.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | 39.45 deaths per 100,000 live births | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 98.41 deaths per 100,000 live births | 124.67 deaths per 100,000 live births | 26.26 deaths per 100,000 live births | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 70.69 deaths per 100,000 live births | 79.88 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.19 deaths per 100,000 live births | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 65.75 deaths per 100,000 live births | 71.12 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.37 deaths per 100,000 live births | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income, Ecuador or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 71.12 deaths per 100,000 live births against 65.75 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ecuador as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income between Ecuador and Paraguay?
- 5.37 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Paraguay?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Ecuador and Paraguay rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income?
- Ecuador ranks 88th and Paraguay ranks 85th 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.