Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Maternal mortality ratio
Kuwait
7.75 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
7.36 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Kuwait rank
155th
Saudi Arabia rank
158th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 7.75 per 100,000 live births against 7.36 per 100,000 live births in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.39 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 155th and Saudi Arabia ranks 158th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.28 per 100,000 live births | 15.39 per 100,000 live births | 5.1 per 100,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 8.02 per 100,000 live births | 8.63 per 100,000 live births | 0.6165 per 100,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 30.79 per 100,000 live births | 9.95 per 100,000 live births | 20.84 per 100,000 live births | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 7.75 per 100,000 live births against 7.36 per 100,000 live births in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.39 per 100,000 live births, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Kuwait ranks 155th and Saudi Arabia ranks 158th 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.