Latvia vs Palestine: Maternal mortality ratio
Latvia
18.32 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Palestine
20.43 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Latvia rank
127th
Palestine rank
125th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Latvia
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 20.43 deaths per 100,000 live births against 18.32 deaths per 100,000 live births in Latvia, a difference of 2.11 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Palestine ahead.
Latvia ranks 127th and Palestine ranks 125th of 185 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.43 deaths per 100,000 live births | 100.33 deaths per 100,000 live births | 55.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | Palestine |
| 1990s | 44.71 deaths per 100,000 live births | 72.28 deaths per 100,000 live births | 27.57 deaths per 100,000 live births | Palestine |
| 2000s | 28.19 deaths per 100,000 live births | 56.71 deaths per 100,000 live births | 28.52 deaths per 100,000 live births | Palestine |
| 2010s | 22.7 deaths per 100,000 live births | 29.53 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.83 deaths per 100,000 live births | Palestine |
| 2020s | 18.32 deaths per 100,000 live births | 20.43 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 live births | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Latvia or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 20.43 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 Palestine?
- 2.11 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Palestine?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Latvia and Palestine rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Latvia ranks 127th and Palestine ranks 125th 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.