Peru vs Trinidad and Tobago: Maternal mortality ratio

Peru
51.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
54.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Peru rank
94th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
93rd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Peru
  • Trinidad and Tobago
50100150200198520042023

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 54.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 51.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Peru, a difference of 2.63 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

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

Peru ranks 94th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 93rd of 195 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1980s 192.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births 86.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births 105.5 Deaths per 100 000 live births Peru
1990s 172.73 Deaths per 100 000 live births 82.81 Deaths per 100 000 live births 89.92 Deaths per 100 000 live births Peru
2000s 101.74 Deaths per 100 000 live births 63.24 Deaths per 100 000 live births 38.51 Deaths per 100 000 live births Peru
2010s 72.92 Deaths per 100 000 live births 51.66 Deaths per 100 000 live births 21.26 Deaths per 100 000 live births Peru
2020s 87.13 Deaths per 100 000 live births 43.42 Deaths per 100 000 live births 43.71 Deaths per 100 000 live births Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Peru or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 54.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 51.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Peru and Trinidad and Tobago?
2.63 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Trinidad and Tobago?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Peru and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Peru ranks 94th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 93rd 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

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

Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.