Americas vs Nauru: Maternal mortality ratio

Americas
58.54 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Nauru
273.38 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Americas rank
6th
Nauru rank
24th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Americas
  • Nauru
100200300200020112023

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 273.38 per 100,000 live births against 58.54 per 100,000 live births in Americas, a difference of 214.84 per 100,000 live births.

That makes Nauru's figure about 4.7 times Americas's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 6th and Nauru ranks 24th of 11 groups.

Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Nauru Difference Ahead
2000s 65.6 per 100,000 live births 308.09 per 100,000 live births 242.49 per 100,000 live births Nauru
2010s 58.49 per 100,000 live births 259.44 per 100,000 live births 200.96 per 100,000 live births Nauru
2020s 77.22 per 100,000 live births 291.34 per 100,000 live births 214.12 per 100,000 live births Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Americas or Nauru?
Nauru, at 273.38 per 100,000 live births against 58.54 per 100,000 live births in Americas as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Americas and Nauru?
214.84 per 100,000 live births, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Nauru?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Americas and Nauru rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Americas ranks 6th and Nauru ranks 24th of 11 groups.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, 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
per 100,000 live births
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
235 places, 5,640 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed