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
020406080100198520022020

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

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.