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
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
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.