What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Guatemala and Laos?

18.43 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Laos ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Laos?

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.

Guatemala vs Laos: Maternal mortality ratio

Guatemala

93.72 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Laos

112.15 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Guatemala rank

67th

Laos rank

64th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Guatemala
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 112.15 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 93.72 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Guatemala, a difference of 18.43 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Guatemala's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 67th and Laos ranks 64th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1980s	281.75 Deaths per 100 000 live births	928.15 Deaths per 100 000 live births	646.4 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Laos
1990s	231.37 Deaths per 100 000 live births	724.13 Deaths per 100 000 live births	492.75 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Laos
2000s	147.25 Deaths per 100 000 live births	475.27 Deaths per 100 000 live births	328.02 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Laos
2010s	112.59 Deaths per 100 000 live births	200.04 Deaths per 100 000 live births	87.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Laos
2020s	104.51 Deaths per 100 000 live births	125.74 Deaths per 100 000 live births	21.23 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Guatemala or Laos?: Laos, at 112.15 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 93.72 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Guatemala and Laos?: 18.43 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Laos?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Laos rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Guatemala ranks 67th and Laos ranks 64th 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.