What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Iraq and Nicaragua?

5.64 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nicaragua?

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.

Iraq vs Nicaragua: Maternal mortality ratio

Iraq

65.99 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Nicaragua

60.35 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Iraq rank

84th

Nicaragua rank

87th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Iraq
Nicaragua

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 65.99 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 60.35 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Nicaragua, a difference of 5.64 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Iraq ranks 84th and Nicaragua ranks 87th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1980s	161.62 Deaths per 100 000 live births	307.01 Deaths per 100 000 live births	145.39 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Nicaragua
1990s	154.64 Deaths per 100 000 live births	254.59 Deaths per 100 000 live births	99.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Nicaragua
2000s	122.87 Deaths per 100 000 live births	141.58 Deaths per 100 000 live births	18.71 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Nicaragua
2010s	90.16 Deaths per 100 000 live births	81.16 Deaths per 100 000 live births	8.99 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Iraq
2020s	66.14 Deaths per 100 000 live births	82.97 Deaths per 100 000 live births	16.83 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Iraq or Nicaragua?: Iraq, at 65.99 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 60.35 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Iraq and Nicaragua?: 5.64 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nicaragua?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Nicaragua rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Iraq ranks 84th and Nicaragua ranks 87th 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.