Latvia vs Uruguay: Maternal mortality ratio
Latvia
18.32 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Uruguay
18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Latvia rank
127th
Uruguay rank
126th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Latvia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births against 18.32 deaths per 100,000 live births in Latvia, a difference of 0.32 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 127th and Uruguay ranks 126th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.43 deaths per 100,000 live births | 44.97 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.5393 deaths per 100,000 live births | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 44.71 deaths per 100,000 live births | 31.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | 13.66 deaths per 100,000 live births | Latvia |
| 2000s | 28.19 deaths per 100,000 live births | 21.31 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.88 deaths per 100,000 live births | Latvia |
| 2010s | 22.7 deaths per 100,000 live births | 17.44 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.26 deaths per 100,000 live births | Latvia |
| 2020s | 18.32 deaths per 100,000 live births | 18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.3168 deaths per 100,000 live births | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Latvia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births against 18.32 deaths per 100,000 live births in Latvia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Latvia and Uruguay?
- 0.32 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Uruguay?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Latvia and Uruguay rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Latvia ranks 127th and Uruguay ranks 126th 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.