Australia vs Seychelles: Maternal mortality ratio
Australia
2.94 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Seychelles
3.33 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Australia rank
179th
Seychelles rank
177th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Australia
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 3.33 deaths per 100,000 live births against 2.94 deaths per 100,000 live births in Australia, a difference of 0.39 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Seychelles ahead.
Australia ranks 179th and Seychelles ranks 177th of 185 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.34 deaths per 100,000 live births | 49.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | 41.56 deaths per 100,000 live births | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 8.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 37.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 28.99 deaths per 100,000 live births | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 5.34 deaths per 100,000 live births | 24.55 deaths per 100,000 live births | 19.21 deaths per 100,000 live births | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 5.33 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.54 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.2026 deaths per 100,000 live births | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 live births | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.3917 deaths per 100,000 live births | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Australia or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 3.33 deaths per 100,000 live births against 2.94 deaths per 100,000 live births in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Australia and Seychelles?
- 0.39 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Seychelles?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Seychelles rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Australia ranks 179th and Seychelles ranks 177th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, 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
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.