China vs Uruguay: Maternal mortality ratio
China
16.25 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Uruguay
15.31 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
China rank
131st
Uruguay rank
134th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- China
- Uruguay
How they compare
China currently reports 16.25 per 100,000 live births against 15.31 per 100,000 live births in Uruguay, a difference of 0.94 per 100,000 live births.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
China ranks 131st and Uruguay ranks 134th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.13 per 100,000 live births | 21 per 100,000 live births | 23.14 per 100,000 live births | China |
| 2010s | 27.34 per 100,000 live births | 16.33 per 100,000 live births | 11.01 per 100,000 live births | China |
| 2020s | 18.83 per 100,000 live births | 26.02 per 100,000 live births | 7.2 per 100,000 live births | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, China or Uruguay?
- China, at 16.25 per 100,000 live births against 15.31 per 100,000 live births in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between China and Uruguay?
- 0.94 per 100,000 live births, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Uruguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do China and Uruguay rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- China ranks 131st and Uruguay ranks 134th 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.