Morocco vs Peru: Maternal mortality ratio
Morocco
71.85 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Peru
68.54 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Morocco rank
84th
Peru rank
87th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Morocco
- Peru
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 71.85 deaths per 100,000 live births against 68.54 deaths per 100,000 live births in Peru, a difference of 3.31 deaths per 100,000 live births.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 84th and Peru ranks 87th of 185 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 578.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | 253.81 deaths per 100,000 live births | 325.08 deaths per 100,000 live births | Morocco |
| 1990s | 353.2 deaths per 100,000 live births | 219.16 deaths per 100,000 live births | 134.04 deaths per 100,000 live births | Morocco |
| 2000s | 197.43 deaths per 100,000 live births | 95.92 deaths per 100,000 live births | 101.52 deaths per 100,000 live births | Morocco |
| 2010s | 99.32 deaths per 100,000 live births | 67.99 deaths per 100,000 live births | 31.34 deaths per 100,000 live births | Morocco |
| 2020s | 71.85 deaths per 100,000 live births | 68.54 deaths per 100,000 live births | 3.32 deaths per 100,000 live births | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Morocco or Peru?
- Morocco, at 71.85 deaths per 100,000 live births against 68.54 deaths per 100,000 live births in Peru as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Morocco and Peru?
- 3.31 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Peru?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Morocco and Peru rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Morocco ranks 84th and Peru ranks 87th 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.