Lithuania vs Romania: Maternal mortality ratio

Lithuania
8.66 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Romania
10.07 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Lithuania rank
146th
Romania rank
143rd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Lithuania
  • Romania
050100150200198520022020

How they compare

Romania currently reports 10.07 deaths per 100,000 live births against 8.66 deaths per 100,000 live births in Lithuania, a difference of 1.41 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Lithuania's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Lithuania ranks 146th and Romania ranks 143rd of 185 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Romania Difference Ahead
1980s 29.59 deaths per 100,000 live births 182.52 deaths per 100,000 live births 152.92 deaths per 100,000 live births Romania
1990s 23.91 deaths per 100,000 live births 84.65 deaths per 100,000 live births 60.73 deaths per 100,000 live births Romania
2000s 13.33 deaths per 100,000 live births 37.64 deaths per 100,000 live births 24.31 deaths per 100,000 live births Romania
2010s 8.27 deaths per 100,000 live births 15.63 deaths per 100,000 live births 7.36 deaths per 100,000 live births Romania
2020s 8.66 deaths per 100,000 live births 10.07 deaths per 100,000 live births 1.41 deaths per 100,000 live births Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Lithuania or Romania?
Romania, at 10.07 deaths per 100,000 live births against 8.66 deaths per 100,000 live births in Lithuania as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Lithuania and Romania?
1.41 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Romania?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Lithuania and Romania rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Lithuania ranks 146th and Romania ranks 143rd 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.