Botswana vs Myanmar: Maternal mortality ratio

Botswana
185.9 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Myanmar
178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Botswana rank
48th
Myanmar rank
50th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Botswana
  • Myanmar
100200300400500600198520022020

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 185.9 deaths per 100,000 live births against 178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Myanmar, a difference of 7.23 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Botswana ranks 48th and Myanmar ranks 50th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Myanmar Difference Ahead
1980s 227.29 deaths per 100,000 live births 556.81 deaths per 100,000 live births 329.51 deaths per 100,000 live births Myanmar
1990s 197.59 deaths per 100,000 live births 444.19 deaths per 100,000 live births 246.6 deaths per 100,000 live births Myanmar
2000s 195.74 deaths per 100,000 live births 319.64 deaths per 100,000 live births 123.9 deaths per 100,000 live births Myanmar
2010s 166.84 deaths per 100,000 live births 253.6 deaths per 100,000 live births 86.76 deaths per 100,000 live births Myanmar
2020s 185.9 deaths per 100,000 live births 178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births 7.22 deaths per 100,000 live births Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Botswana or Myanmar?
Botswana, at 185.9 deaths per 100,000 live births against 178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Myanmar as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Botswana and Myanmar?
7.23 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Myanmar?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Botswana and Myanmar rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Botswana ranks 48th and Myanmar ranks 50th 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.