Bulgaria vs Kuwait: Maternal mortality ratio
Bulgaria
7.09 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Kuwait
7.17 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
156th
Kuwait rank
155th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Bulgaria
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 7.17 deaths per 100,000 live births against 7.09 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 156th and Kuwait ranks 155th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.67 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.55 deaths per 100,000 live births | 11.12 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 23.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 11.35 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.26 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 14.83 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.99 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 7.65 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.13 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.5287 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 7.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.17 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.0849 deaths per 100,000 live births | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bulgaria or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 7.17 deaths per 100,000 live births against 7.09 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bulgaria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bulgaria and Kuwait?
- 0.08 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Kuwait?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Bulgaria and Kuwait rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Bulgaria ranks 156th and Kuwait ranks 155th 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.