What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Chile and Russia?

0.48 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Chile ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Russia?

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.

Chile vs Russia: Maternal mortality ratio

Chile

9.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Russia

9.4 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Chile rank

149th

Russia rank

151st

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Chile
Russia

How they compare

Chile currently reports 9.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 9.4 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Russia, a difference of 0.48 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Russia ahead.

Chile ranks 149th and Russia ranks 151st of 195 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	67.05 Deaths per 100 000 live births	67.75 Deaths per 100 000 live births	0.7032 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Russia
1990s	45.22 Deaths per 100 000 live births	65.55 Deaths per 100 000 live births	20.33 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Russia
2000s	28.05 Deaths per 100 000 live births	38.04 Deaths per 100 000 live births	9.99 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Russia
2010s	15.5 Deaths per 100 000 live births	15.69 Deaths per 100 000 live births	0.195 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Russia
2020s	12.07 Deaths per 100 000 live births	15.44 Deaths per 100 000 live births	3.37 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Chile or Russia?: Chile, at 9.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 9.4 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Russia as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Chile and Russia?: 0.48 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Russia?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Chile and Russia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Chile ranks 149th and Russia ranks 151st 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.