Chile vs Moldova: Maternal mortality ratio
Chile
15.03 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Moldova
12.26 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Chile rank
136th
Moldova rank
139th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Chile
- Moldova
How they compare
Chile currently reports 15.03 deaths per 100,000 live births against 12.26 deaths per 100,000 live births in Moldova, a difference of 2.77 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Moldova's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 136th and Moldova ranks 139th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Moldova in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.47 deaths per 100,000 live births | 61.13 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.34 deaths per 100,000 live births | Chile |
| 1990s | 45.33 deaths per 100,000 live births | 67.12 deaths per 100,000 live births | 21.79 deaths per 100,000 live births | Moldova |
| 2000s | 29.37 deaths per 100,000 live births | 31.45 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 live births | Moldova |
| 2010s | 17.23 deaths per 100,000 live births | 16.18 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | Chile |
| 2020s | 15.03 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.26 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.77 deaths per 100,000 live births | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Chile or Moldova?
- Chile, at 15.03 deaths per 100,000 live births against 12.26 deaths per 100,000 live births in Moldova as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Chile and Moldova?
- 2.77 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Moldova?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Chile and Moldova rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Chile ranks 136th and Moldova ranks 139th 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.