Kuwait vs Singapore: Maternal mortality ratio
Kuwait
7.17 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Singapore
7.45 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Kuwait rank
155th
Singapore rank
153rd
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Kuwait
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 7.45 deaths per 100,000 live births against 7.17 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kuwait, a difference of 0.28 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Singapore ahead.
Kuwait ranks 155th and Singapore ranks 153rd of 185 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.55 deaths per 100,000 live births | 15.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 3.29 deaths per 100,000 live births | Singapore |
| 1990s | 11.35 deaths per 100,000 live births | 15.02 deaths per 100,000 live births | 3.67 deaths per 100,000 live births | Singapore |
| 2000s | 9.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.8 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.96 deaths per 100,000 live births | Singapore |
| 2010s | 7.13 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.34 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.2115 deaths per 100,000 live births | Singapore |
| 2020s | 7.17 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.45 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.2819 deaths per 100,000 live births | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Kuwait or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 7.45 deaths per 100,000 live births against 7.17 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kuwait as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Kuwait and Singapore?
- 0.28 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Singapore?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Singapore rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Kuwait ranks 155th and Singapore ranks 153rd 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.