What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bhutan and Vietnam?

0.96 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Vietnam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Vietnam?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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.

Bhutan vs Vietnam: Maternal mortality ratio

Bhutan

46.65 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Vietnam

47.61 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Bhutan rank

98th

Vietnam rank

96th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Bhutan
Vietnam

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 47.61 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 46.65 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Bhutan, a difference of 0.96 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 98th and Vietnam ranks 96th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1980s	856.32 Deaths per 100 000 live births	166.18 Deaths per 100 000 live births	690.14 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Bhutan
1990s	524.05 Deaths per 100 000 live births	120.61 Deaths per 100 000 live births	403.44 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Bhutan
2000s	205.83 Deaths per 100 000 live births	70.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births	134.9 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Bhutan
2010s	73.85 Deaths per 100 000 live births	57.63 Deaths per 100 000 live births	16.23 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Bhutan
2020s	49.12 Deaths per 100 000 live births	50.07 Deaths per 100 000 live births	0.9488 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bhutan or Vietnam?: Vietnam, at 47.61 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 46.65 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bhutan and Vietnam?: 0.96 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Vietnam?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Vietnam rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Bhutan ranks 98th and Vietnam ranks 96th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 7,605 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.