China vs Georgia: Maternal mortality ratio
China
23.05 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Georgia
27.61 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
China rank
117th
Georgia rank
114th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- China
- Georgia
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 27.61 deaths per 100,000 live births against 23.05 deaths per 100,000 live births in China, a difference of 4.56 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Georgia's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was China ahead.
China ranks 117th and Georgia ranks 114th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Georgia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Georgia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.14 deaths per 100,000 live births | 41.31 deaths per 100,000 live births | 57.83 deaths per 100,000 live births | China |
| 1990s | 75.66 deaths per 100,000 live births | 46.56 deaths per 100,000 live births | 29.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | China |
| 2000s | 45.9 deaths per 100,000 live births | 45.47 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.4361 deaths per 100,000 live births | China |
| 2010s | 25.99 deaths per 100,000 live births | 31.1 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.11 deaths per 100,000 live births | Georgia |
| 2020s | 23.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | 27.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.56 deaths per 100,000 live births | Georgia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, China or Georgia?
- Georgia, at 27.61 deaths per 100,000 live births against 23.05 deaths per 100,000 live births in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between China and Georgia?
- 4.56 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Georgia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do China and Georgia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- China ranks 117th and Georgia ranks 114th 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.