Palau vs Vanuatu: Maternal mortality ratio

Palau
89.42 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Vanuatu
100.05 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Palau rank
69th
Vanuatu rank
66th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Palau
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 100.05 per 100,000 live births against 89.42 per 100,000 live births in Palau, a difference of 10.63 per 100,000 live births.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Palau ranks 69th and Vanuatu ranks 66th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 106.94 per 100,000 live births 125.57 per 100,000 live births 18.64 per 100,000 live births Vanuatu
2010s 82.9 per 100,000 live births 109.3 per 100,000 live births 26.4 per 100,000 live births Vanuatu
2020s 109.05 per 100,000 live births 109 per 100,000 live births 0.0504 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 Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 100.05 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 Vanuatu?
10.63 per 100,000 live births, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Vanuatu?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Palau and Vanuatu rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Palau ranks 69th and Vanuatu ranks 66th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
per 100,000 live births
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
235 places, 5,640 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed