Grenada vs Iran: Maternal mortality ratio

Grenada
21.14 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Iran
22.02 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Grenada rank
121st
Iran rank
118th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Grenada
  • Iran
20406080100198520022020

How they compare

Iran currently reports 22.02 deaths per 100,000 live births against 21.14 deaths per 100,000 live births in Grenada, a difference of 0.88 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Iran ahead.

Grenada ranks 121st and Iran ranks 118th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Grenada Iran Difference Ahead
1980s 52.39 deaths per 100,000 live births 94.87 deaths per 100,000 live births 42.48 deaths per 100,000 live births Iran
1990s 49.53 deaths per 100,000 live births 60.36 deaths per 100,000 live births 10.83 deaths per 100,000 live births Iran
2000s 34.08 deaths per 100,000 live births 36.31 deaths per 100,000 live births 2.23 deaths per 100,000 live births Iran
2010s 24.18 deaths per 100,000 live births 22.12 deaths per 100,000 live births 2.05 deaths per 100,000 live births Grenada
2020s 21.14 deaths per 100,000 live births 22.02 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.8806 deaths per 100,000 live births Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Grenada or Iran?
Iran, at 22.02 deaths per 100,000 live births against 21.14 deaths per 100,000 live births in Grenada as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Grenada and Iran?
0.88 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Iran?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Grenada and Iran rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Grenada ranks 121st and Iran ranks 118th 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.