Iraq vs Tonga: Maternal mortality ratio
Iraq
65.99 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Tonga
66.78 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Iraq rank
85th
Tonga rank
84th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Iraq
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 66.78 per 100,000 live births against 65.99 per 100,000 live births in Iraq, a difference of 0.79 per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 85th and Tonga ranks 84th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 122.87 per 100,000 live births | 93.07 per 100,000 live births | 29.8 per 100,000 live births | Iraq |
| 2010s | 90.16 per 100,000 live births | 79.18 per 100,000 live births | 10.97 per 100,000 live births | Iraq |
| 2020s | 66.14 per 100,000 live births | 72.08 per 100,000 live births | 5.94 per 100,000 live births | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Iraq or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 66.78 per 100,000 live births against 65.99 per 100,000 live births in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Iraq and Tonga?
- 0.79 per 100,000 live births, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tonga?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Tonga rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Iraq ranks 85th and Tonga ranks 84th 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.