What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Nepal and Pakistan?

13.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Pakistan?

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.

Nepal vs Pakistan: Maternal mortality ratio

Nepal

142 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Pakistan

155.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Nepal rank

52nd

Pakistan rank

49th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Nepal
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 155.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 142 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Nepal, a difference of 13.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

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

Nepal ranks 52nd and Pakistan ranks 49th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,086 Deaths per 100 000 live births	437.76 Deaths per 100 000 live births	647.87 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Nepal
1990s	668.89 Deaths per 100 000 live births	462.54 Deaths per 100 000 live births	206.35 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Nepal
2000s	366.01 Deaths per 100 000 live births	325.5 Deaths per 100 000 live births	40.51 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Nepal
2010s	235.75 Deaths per 100 000 live births	206.19 Deaths per 100 000 live births	29.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Nepal
2020s	151.51 Deaths per 100 000 live births	171.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births	19.98 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Nepal or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 155.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 142 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Nepal and Pakistan?: 13.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Pakistan?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Pakistan rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Nepal ranks 52nd and Pakistan ranks 49th 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.