Mexico vs Samoa: Maternal mortality ratio

Mexico
59.13 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Samoa
59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Mexico rank
92nd
Samoa rank
93rd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Mexico
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 59.13 deaths per 100,000 live births against 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births in Samoa, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Samoa ahead.

Mexico ranks 92nd and Samoa ranks 93rd of 185 regions.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Samoa Difference Ahead
1980s 90.5 deaths per 100,000 live births 111.17 deaths per 100,000 live births 20.66 deaths per 100,000 live births Samoa
1990s 66.25 deaths per 100,000 live births 89.09 deaths per 100,000 live births 22.84 deaths per 100,000 live births Samoa
2000s 54.67 deaths per 100,000 live births 64 deaths per 100,000 live births 9.34 deaths per 100,000 live births Samoa
2010s 51.61 deaths per 100,000 live births 59.93 deaths per 100,000 live births 8.32 deaths per 100,000 live births Samoa
2020s 59.13 deaths per 100,000 live births 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.046 deaths per 100,000 live births Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Mexico or Samoa?
Mexico, at 59.13 deaths per 100,000 live births against 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births in Samoa as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Mexico and Samoa?
0.05 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Samoa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Mexico and Samoa rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Mexico ranks 92nd and Samoa ranks 93rd of 185 regions.
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.