Guyana vs India: Maternal mortality ratio
Guyana
111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
India
102.65 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Guyana rank
64th
India rank
67th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Guyana
- India
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births against 102.65 deaths per 100,000 live births in India, a difference of 9.29 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was India ahead.
Guyana ranks 64th and India ranks 67th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 270.35 deaths per 100,000 live births | 582.54 deaths per 100,000 live births | 312.19 deaths per 100,000 live births | India |
| 1990s | 231.2 deaths per 100,000 live births | 451.15 deaths per 100,000 live births | 219.95 deaths per 100,000 live births | India |
| 2000s | 171.56 deaths per 100,000 live births | 289.73 deaths per 100,000 live births | 118.17 deaths per 100,000 live births | India |
| 2010s | 129.52 deaths per 100,000 live births | 139.91 deaths per 100,000 live births | 10.38 deaths per 100,000 live births | India |
| 2020s | 111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births | 102.65 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.29 deaths per 100,000 live births | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Guyana or India?
- Guyana, at 111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births against 102.65 deaths per 100,000 live births in India as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Guyana and India?
- 9.29 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and India?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Guyana and India rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Guyana ranks 64th and India ranks 67th 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.