China vs United States: Maternal mortality ratio who gho

China
16.25
in 2023
United States
16.63
in 2023
China rank
131st
United States rank
130th

Maternal mortality ratio who gho over time

  • China
  • United States
0255075100125198520042023

How they compare

United States currently reports 16.63 against 16.25 in China, a difference of 0.38.

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

China ranks 131st and United States ranks 130th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China United States Difference Ahead
1980s 114.1 11.42 102.68 China
1990s 75.5 11.47 64.02 China
2000s 44.13 13.3 30.83 China
2010s 27.34 16.59 10.75 China
2020s 18.83 22.59 3.76 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio who gho, China or United States?
United States, at 16.63 against 16.25 in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio who gho between China and United States?
0.38, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do China and United States rank globally for maternal mortality ratio who gho?
China ranks 131st and United States ranks 130th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio who gho. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

China vs United States: Maternal mortality ratio who gho. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 10 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/maternal-mortality-ratio-who-gho/china/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/maternal-mortality-ratio-who-gho/china/united-states/">China vs United States: Maternal mortality ratio who gho</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio who gho
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 7,605 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed