Palau vs Zambia: Maternal mortality ratio
Palau
89.42 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Zambia
85.45 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Palau rank
69th
Zambia rank
70th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Palau
- Zambia
How they compare
Palau currently reports 89.42 per 100,000 live births against 85.45 per 100,000 live births in Zambia, a difference of 3.97 per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.
Palau ranks 69th and Zambia ranks 70th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 106.94 per 100,000 live births | 307.86 per 100,000 live births | 200.93 per 100,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2010s | 82.9 per 100,000 live births | 193.96 per 100,000 live births | 111.06 per 100,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2020s | 109.05 per 100,000 live births | 103.42 per 100,000 live births | 5.64 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 Zambia?
- Palau, at 89.42 per 100,000 live births against 85.45 per 100,000 live births in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Palau and Zambia?
- 3.97 per 100,000 live births, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Zambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Palau and Zambia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Palau ranks 69th and Zambia ranks 70th 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.