Guyana vs Tonga: Maternal mortality ratio

Guyana
111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Tonga
125.64 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Guyana rank
64th
Tonga rank
61st

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Guyana
  • Tonga
100150200250300198520022020

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 125.64 deaths per 100,000 live births against 111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guyana, a difference of 13.7 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 64th and Tonga ranks 61st of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Tonga Difference Ahead
1980s 270.35 deaths per 100,000 live births 119.1 deaths per 100,000 live births 151.25 deaths per 100,000 live births Guyana
1990s 231.2 deaths per 100,000 live births 104.78 deaths per 100,000 live births 126.42 deaths per 100,000 live births Guyana
2000s 171.56 deaths per 100,000 live births 96.26 deaths per 100,000 live births 75.29 deaths per 100,000 live births Guyana
2010s 129.52 deaths per 100,000 live births 92.91 deaths per 100,000 live births 36.61 deaths per 100,000 live births Guyana
2020s 111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births 125.64 deaths per 100,000 live births 13.7 deaths per 100,000 live births Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Guyana or Tonga?
Tonga, at 125.64 deaths per 100,000 live births against 111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guyana as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Guyana and Tonga?
13.7 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Tonga?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Guyana and Tonga rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Guyana ranks 64th and Tonga ranks 61st 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.