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

14.68 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Tuvalu ahead.

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

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.

Pakistan vs Tuvalu: Maternal mortality ratio

Pakistan

155.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Tuvalu

169.71 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Pakistan rank

49th

Tuvalu rank

46th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Pakistan
Tuvalu

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 169.71 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 155.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Pakistan, a difference of 14.68 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

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

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

Pakistan ranks 49th and Tuvalu ranks 46th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
1980s	437.76 Deaths per 100 000 live births	260.94 Deaths per 100 000 live births	176.81 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Pakistan
1990s	462.54 Deaths per 100 000 live births	275.59 Deaths per 100 000 live births	186.94 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Pakistan
2000s	325.5 Deaths per 100 000 live births	223.69 Deaths per 100 000 live births	101.81 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Pakistan
2010s	206.19 Deaths per 100 000 live births	170.38 Deaths per 100 000 live births	35.81 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Pakistan
2020s	171.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births	188.16 Deaths per 100 000 live births	16.67 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Pakistan or Tuvalu?: Tuvalu, at 169.71 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 155.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Pakistan and Tuvalu?: 14.68 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Tuvalu?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and Tuvalu rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Pakistan ranks 49th and Tuvalu ranks 46th 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.