Botswana vs Tuvalu: Maternal mortality ratio

Botswana
155.1 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Tuvalu
169.71 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Botswana rank
48th
Tuvalu rank
46th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Botswana
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 169.71 per 100,000 live births against 155.1 per 100,000 live births in Botswana, a difference of 14.61 per 100,000 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Botswana ranks 48th and Tuvalu ranks 46th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Tuvalu Difference Ahead
2000s 169.02 per 100,000 live births 223.69 per 100,000 live births 54.67 per 100,000 live births Tuvalu
2010s 167.66 per 100,000 live births 170.38 per 100,000 live births 2.72 per 100,000 live births Tuvalu
2020s 134.69 per 100,000 live births 188.16 per 100,000 live births 53.47 per 100,000 live births Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Botswana or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 169.71 per 100,000 live births against 155.1 per 100,000 live births in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Botswana and Tuvalu?
14.61 per 100,000 live births, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tuvalu?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Tuvalu rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Botswana ranks 48th and Tuvalu ranks 46th 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.

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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