Ecuador vs Peru: Maternal mortality ratio
Ecuador
55.37 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Peru
51.45 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Ecuador rank
100th
Peru rank
102nd
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 55.37 per 100,000 live births against 51.45 per 100,000 live births in Peru, a difference of 3.92 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 100th and Peru ranks 102nd of 212 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.1 per 100,000 live births | 101.74 per 100,000 live births | 3.64 per 100,000 live births | Peru |
| 2010s | 67.47 per 100,000 live births | 72.92 per 100,000 live births | 5.45 per 100,000 live births | Peru |
| 2020s | 77.24 per 100,000 live births | 87.13 per 100,000 live births | 9.89 per 100,000 live births | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Ecuador or Peru?
- Ecuador, at 55.37 per 100,000 live births against 51.45 per 100,000 live births in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Ecuador and Peru?
- 3.92 per 100,000 live births, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Ecuador ranks 100th and Peru ranks 102nd of 212 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.