Cuba vs Fiji: Maternal mortality ratio
Cuba
39.25 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Fiji
38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Cuba rank
105th
Fiji rank
107th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Cuba
- Fiji
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 39.25 deaths per 100,000 live births against 38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births in Fiji, a difference of 1.2 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 105th and Fiji ranks 107th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Fiji in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.45 deaths per 100,000 live births | 61.5 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.95 deaths per 100,000 live births | Cuba |
| 1990s | 60.37 deaths per 100,000 live births | 53.91 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.46 deaths per 100,000 live births | Cuba |
| 2000s | 43.57 deaths per 100,000 live births | 45.85 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.27 deaths per 100,000 live births | Fiji |
| 2010s | 40.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | 38.76 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 live births | Cuba |
| 2020s | 39.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 live births | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Cuba or Fiji?
- Cuba, at 39.25 deaths per 100,000 live births against 38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births in Fiji as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Cuba and Fiji?
- 1.2 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Fiji?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Fiji rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Cuba ranks 105th and Fiji ranks 107th 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.