Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Sao Tome and Principe: Maternal mortality ratio

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
160.91 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe
146.24 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
53rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
55th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Sao Tome and Principe
100200300400500600198520022020

How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 160.91 deaths per 100,000 live births against 146.24 deaths per 100,000 live births in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 14.67 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Bolivia, Plurinational State of's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 53rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 55th of 185 countries.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 542.96 deaths per 100,000 live births 221.9 deaths per 100,000 live births 321.06 deaths per 100,000 live births Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1990s 364.67 deaths per 100,000 live births 181.24 deaths per 100,000 live births 183.44 deaths per 100,000 live births Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s 235.08 deaths per 100,000 live births 163.24 deaths per 100,000 live births 71.84 deaths per 100,000 live births Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s 171.58 deaths per 100,000 live births 154.51 deaths per 100,000 live births 17.07 deaths per 100,000 live births Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s 160.91 deaths per 100,000 live births 146.24 deaths per 100,000 live births 14.67 deaths per 100,000 live births Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Sao Tome and Principe?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 160.91 deaths per 100,000 live births against 146.24 deaths per 100,000 live births in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sao Tome and Principe?
14.67 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sao Tome and Principe?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 53rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 55th 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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Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Sao Tome and Principe: Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid, drawing on UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/maternal-mortality-slope-chart/bolivia/sao-tome-and-principe/

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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.