Guatemala vs Samoa: Maternal mortality ratio
Guatemala
93.72 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Samoa
101.49 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Guatemala rank
75th
Samoa rank
72nd
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Guatemala
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 101.49 per 100,000 live births against 93.72 per 100,000 live births in Guatemala, a difference of 7.77 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 75th and Samoa ranks 72nd of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 147.25 per 100,000 live births | 88.58 per 100,000 live births | 58.67 per 100,000 live births | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 112.59 per 100,000 live births | 103.94 per 100,000 live births | 8.64 per 100,000 live births | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 104.51 per 100,000 live births | 110.14 per 100,000 live births | 5.64 per 100,000 live births | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Guatemala or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 101.49 per 100,000 live births against 93.72 per 100,000 live births in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Guatemala and Samoa?
- 7.77 per 100,000 live births, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Samoa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Samoa rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Guatemala ranks 75th and Samoa ranks 72nd 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.