Bhutan vs Ecuador: Maternal mortality ratio

Bhutan
59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Ecuador
65.75 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Bhutan rank
91st
Ecuador rank
89th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Bhutan
  • Ecuador
0200400600800198520022020

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 65.75 deaths per 100,000 live births against 59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bhutan, a difference of 5.8 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 91st and Ecuador ranks 89th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Ecuador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Ecuador Difference Ahead
1980s 737.25 deaths per 100,000 live births 203.08 deaths per 100,000 live births 534.17 deaths per 100,000 live births Bhutan
1990s 463.7 deaths per 100,000 live births 154.45 deaths per 100,000 live births 309.25 deaths per 100,000 live births Bhutan
2000s 202.82 deaths per 100,000 live births 98.41 deaths per 100,000 live births 104.41 deaths per 100,000 live births Bhutan
2010s 79.23 deaths per 100,000 live births 70.69 deaths per 100,000 live births 8.54 deaths per 100,000 live births Bhutan
2020s 59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births 65.75 deaths per 100,000 live births 5.8 deaths per 100,000 live births Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bhutan or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 65.75 deaths per 100,000 live births against 59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bhutan as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bhutan and Ecuador?
5.8 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Ecuador?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bhutan and Ecuador rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Bhutan ranks 91st and Ecuador ranks 89th 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

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.