Maldives vs Viet Nam: Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income
Maldives
56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Viet Nam
45.53 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Maldives rank
93rd
Viet Nam rank
96th
Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income over time
- Maldives
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births against 45.53 deaths per 100,000 live births in Viet Nam, a difference of 11.16 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 93rd and Viet Nam ranks 96th of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 312.83 deaths per 100,000 live births | 126.01 deaths per 100,000 live births | 186.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | Maldives |
| 1990s | 161.48 deaths per 100,000 live births | 96.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | 65.39 deaths per 100,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2000s | 81.28 deaths per 100,000 live births | 69.15 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.13 deaths per 100,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2010s | 52.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | 53.77 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.8785 deaths per 100,000 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births | 45.53 deaths per 100,000 live births | 11.16 deaths per 100,000 live births | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income, Maldives or Viet Nam?
- Maldives, at 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births against 45.53 deaths per 100,000 live births in Viet Nam as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income between Maldives and Viet Nam?
- 11.16 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Viet Nam?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Maldives and Viet Nam rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income?
- Maldives ranks 93rd and Viet Nam ranks 96th 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.