Melanesia vs Myanmar: Maternal mortality ratio
Melanesia
175.56 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Myanmar
184.63 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Melanesia rank
43rd
Myanmar rank
40th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Melanesia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 184.63 per 100,000 live births against 175.56 per 100,000 live births in Melanesia, a difference of 9.07 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Myanmar ahead.
Melanesia ranks 43rd and Myanmar ranks 40th of 196 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 285.22 per 100,000 live births | 319.86 per 100,000 live births | 34.65 per 100,000 live births | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 212.96 per 100,000 live births | 225.66 per 100,000 live births | 12.7 per 100,000 live births | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 184.89 per 100,000 live births | 201.76 per 100,000 live births | 16.87 per 100,000 live births | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Melanesia or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 184.63 per 100,000 live births against 175.56 per 100,000 live births in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Melanesia and Myanmar?
- 9.07 per 100,000 live births, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Myanmar?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Melanesia and Myanmar rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Melanesia ranks 43rd and Myanmar ranks 40th 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.