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

0.32 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Ukraine ahead.

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

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.

Turkey vs Ukraine: Maternal mortality ratio

Turkey

14.63 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Ukraine

14.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Turkey rank

138th

Ukraine rank

136th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Turkey
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 14.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 14.63 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Turkey, a difference of 0.32 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Turkey ahead.

Turkey ranks 138th and Ukraine ranks 136th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 3 and Ukraine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Turkey	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1980s	49.98 Deaths per 100 000 live births	46.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births	3.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Turkey
1990s	37.44 Deaths per 100 000 live births	40.99 Deaths per 100 000 live births	3.54 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Ukraine
2000s	27.43 Deaths per 100 000 live births	27.53 Deaths per 100 000 live births	0.1064 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Ukraine
2010s	19.83 Deaths per 100 000 live births	18.12 Deaths per 100 000 live births	1.71 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Turkey
2020s	18.79 Deaths per 100 000 live births	18.57 Deaths per 100 000 live births	0.2135 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Turkey or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 14.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 14.63 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Turkey and Ukraine?: 0.32 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Ukraine?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Turkey and Ukraine rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Turkey ranks 138th and Ukraine ranks 136th 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.