Eswatini vs Laos: Maternal mortality ratio
Eswatini
117.93 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Laos
112.15 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Eswatini rank
67th
Laos rank
70th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Eswatini
- Laos
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 117.93 per 100,000 live births against 112.15 per 100,000 live births in Laos, a difference of 5.78 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.
Eswatini ranks 67th and Laos ranks 70th of 212 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 514.99 per 100,000 live births | 475.27 per 100,000 live births | 39.73 per 100,000 live births | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 386.62 per 100,000 live births | 200.04 per 100,000 live births | 186.58 per 100,000 live births | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 137.76 per 100,000 live births | 125.74 per 100,000 live births | 12.02 per 100,000 live births | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Eswatini or Laos?
- Eswatini, at 117.93 per 100,000 live births against 112.15 per 100,000 live births in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Eswatini and Laos?
- 5.78 per 100,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Laos?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Laos rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Eswatini ranks 67th and Laos ranks 70th 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.