Cuba vs Jordan: Maternal mortality ratio
Cuba
39.25 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Jordan
41.31 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Cuba rank
105th
Jordan rank
102nd
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Cuba
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 41.31 deaths per 100,000 live births against 39.25 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cuba, a difference of 2.06 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 105th and Jordan ranks 102nd of 185 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.45 deaths per 100,000 live births | 88.92 deaths per 100,000 live births | 22.46 deaths per 100,000 live births | Jordan |
| 1990s | 60.37 deaths per 100,000 live births | 74.39 deaths per 100,000 live births | 14.02 deaths per 100,000 live births | Jordan |
| 2000s | 43.57 deaths per 100,000 live births | 57.68 deaths per 100,000 live births | 14.1 deaths per 100,000 live births | Jordan |
| 2010s | 40.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | 44.63 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.4 deaths per 100,000 live births | Jordan |
| 2020s | 39.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 41.31 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Cuba or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 41.31 deaths per 100,000 live births against 39.25 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cuba as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Cuba and Jordan?
- 2.06 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Jordan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Jordan rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Cuba ranks 105th and Jordan ranks 102nd 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.