Palau vs Polynesia: Maternal mortality ratio
Palau
89.42 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Polynesia
97.64 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Palau rank
69th
Polynesia rank
67th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Palau
- Polynesia
How they compare
Polynesia currently reports 97.64 per 100,000 live births against 89.42 per 100,000 live births in Palau, a difference of 8.22 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Polynesia's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 69th and Polynesia ranks 67th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 2 and Polynesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 106.94 per 100,000 live births | 96.01 per 100,000 live births | 10.92 per 100,000 live births | Palau |
| 2010s | 82.9 per 100,000 live births | 101.63 per 100,000 live births | 18.73 per 100,000 live births | Polynesia |
| 2020s | 109.05 per 100,000 live births | 105.97 per 100,000 live births | 3.08 per 100,000 live births | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Palau or Polynesia?
- Polynesia, at 97.64 per 100,000 live births against 89.42 per 100,000 live births in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Palau and Polynesia?
- 8.22 per 100,000 live births, with Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Polynesia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Palau and Polynesia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Palau ranks 69th and Polynesia ranks 67th 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.