Polynesia vs Samoa: Maternal mortality ratio
Polynesia
97.64 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Samoa
101.49 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Polynesia rank
67th
Samoa rank
65th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Polynesia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 101.49 per 100,000 live births against 97.64 per 100,000 live births in Polynesia, a difference of 3.85 per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Polynesia ahead.
Polynesia ranks 67th and Samoa ranks 65th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Polynesia averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Polynesia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.01 per 100,000 live births | 88.58 per 100,000 live births | 7.44 per 100,000 live births | Polynesia |
| 2010s | 101.63 per 100,000 live births | 103.94 per 100,000 live births | 2.31 per 100,000 live births | Samoa |
| 2020s | 105.97 per 100,000 live births | 110.14 per 100,000 live births | 4.17 per 100,000 live births | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Polynesia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 101.49 per 100,000 live births against 97.64 per 100,000 live births in Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Polynesia and Samoa?
- 3.85 per 100,000 live births, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Polynesia and Samoa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Polynesia and Samoa rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Polynesia ranks 67th and Samoa ranks 65th 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.