Honduras vs Viet Nam: Maternal mortality ratio

Honduras
46.75 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Viet Nam
47.61 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Honduras rank
97th
Viet Nam rank
96th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Honduras
  • Viet Nam
50100150200198520042023

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 47.61 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 46.75 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Honduras, a difference of 0.86 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

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

Honduras ranks 97th and Viet Nam ranks 96th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 4 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 183.8 Deaths per 100 000 live births 166.18 Deaths per 100 000 live births 17.62 Deaths per 100 000 live births Honduras
1990s 117.44 Deaths per 100 000 live births 120.61 Deaths per 100 000 live births 3.17 Deaths per 100 000 live births Viet Nam
2000s 74.47 Deaths per 100 000 live births 70.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births 3.55 Deaths per 100 000 live births Honduras
2010s 59.27 Deaths per 100 000 live births 57.63 Deaths per 100 000 live births 1.64 Deaths per 100 000 live births Honduras
2020s 60.06 Deaths per 100 000 live births 50.07 Deaths per 100 000 live births 9.99 Deaths per 100 000 live births Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Honduras or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 47.61 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 46.75 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Honduras as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Honduras and Viet Nam?
0.86 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Viet Nam?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Honduras and Viet Nam rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Honduras ranks 97th and Viet Nam 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

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