Azerbaijan vs Latvia: Maternal mortality ratio
Azerbaijan
17.9 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Latvia
18.72 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
128th
Latvia rank
125th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Azerbaijan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 18.72 per 100,000 live births against 17.9 per 100,000 live births in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.82 per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 128th and Latvia ranks 125th of 196 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.85 per 100,000 live births | 28.4 per 100,000 live births | 9.46 per 100,000 live births | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 23.79 per 100,000 live births | 22.51 per 100,000 live births | 1.27 per 100,000 live births | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 31.38 per 100,000 live births | 27.69 per 100,000 live births | 3.68 per 100,000 live births | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Azerbaijan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 18.72 per 100,000 live births against 17.9 per 100,000 live births in Azerbaijan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Azerbaijan and Latvia?
- 0.82 per 100,000 live births, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Latvia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Azerbaijan and Latvia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Azerbaijan ranks 128th and Latvia ranks 125th of 196 countries.
- 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.