What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Oman and Turkey?

2.09 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Turkey?

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.

Oman vs Turkey: Maternal mortality ratio

Oman

12.54 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Turkey

14.63 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Oman rank

141st

Turkey rank

138th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Oman
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 14.63 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 12.54 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Oman, a difference of 2.09 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Oman's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Turkey ahead.

Oman ranks 141st and Turkey ranks 138th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Oman	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1980s	37.12 Deaths per 100 000 live births	49.98 Deaths per 100 000 live births	12.86 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Turkey
1990s	23.34 Deaths per 100 000 live births	37.44 Deaths per 100 000 live births	14.1 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Turkey
2000s	18.06 Deaths per 100 000 live births	27.43 Deaths per 100 000 live births	9.37 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Turkey
2010s	14.99 Deaths per 100 000 live births	19.83 Deaths per 100 000 live births	4.85 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Turkey
2020s	32.96 Deaths per 100 000 live births	18.79 Deaths per 100 000 live births	14.17 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Oman or Turkey?: Turkey, at 14.63 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 12.54 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Oman as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Oman and Turkey?: 2.09 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Turkey?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Oman and Turkey rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Oman ranks 141st and Turkey ranks 138th 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.