Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Trinidad and Tobago: Maternal mortality ratio

Iran, Islamic Republic of
22.02 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Trinidad and Tobago
26.58 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
118th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
116th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Trinidad and Tobago
20406080100120198520022020

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 26.58 deaths per 100,000 live births against 22.02 deaths per 100,000 live births in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 4.56 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.2 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 118th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 116th of 185 countries.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1980s 94.87 deaths per 100,000 live births 104.94 deaths per 100,000 live births 10.07 deaths per 100,000 live births Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 60.36 deaths per 100,000 live births 97.99 deaths per 100,000 live births 37.63 deaths per 100,000 live births Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 36.31 deaths per 100,000 live births 58.5 deaths per 100,000 live births 22.19 deaths per 100,000 live births Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 22.12 deaths per 100,000 live births 34.66 deaths per 100,000 live births 12.54 deaths per 100,000 live births Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 22.02 deaths per 100,000 live births 26.58 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.56 deaths per 100,000 live births Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 26.58 deaths per 100,000 live births against 22.02 deaths per 100,000 live births in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Trinidad and Tobago?
4.56 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Trinidad and Tobago?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 118th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 116th 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.