Maldives vs Thailand: Maternal mortality ratio
Maldives
31.82 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Thailand
34.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Maldives rank
115th
Thailand rank
113th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Maldives
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 34.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 31.82 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Maldives, a difference of 2.63 Deaths per 100 000 live births.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 115th and Thailand ranks 113th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 467.2 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 73.81 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 393.38 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Maldives |
| 1990s | 216.55 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 53.18 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 163.37 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Maldives |
| 2000s | 64.86 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 41.54 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 23.32 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Maldives |
| 2010s | 43.67 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 34.83 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 8.85 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Maldives |
| 2020s | 43.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 55.34 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 11.9 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Maldives or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 34.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 31.82 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Maldives and Thailand?
- 2.63 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Thailand?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Thailand rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Maldives ranks 115th and Thailand ranks 113th 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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About this data
Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.