Philippines vs Vanuatu: Maternal mortality ratio
Philippines
78.24 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Vanuatu
94.44 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Philippines rank
73rd
Vanuatu rank
71st
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Philippines
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 94.44 deaths per 100,000 live births against 78.24 deaths per 100,000 live births in Philippines, a difference of 16.2 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Philippines ahead.
Philippines ranks 73rd and Vanuatu ranks 71st of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 226.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | 143.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | 83.79 deaths per 100,000 live births | Philippines |
| 1990s | 156.98 deaths per 100,000 live births | 110.35 deaths per 100,000 live births | 46.63 deaths per 100,000 live births | Philippines |
| 2000s | 121.19 deaths per 100,000 live births | 96.32 deaths per 100,000 live births | 24.87 deaths per 100,000 live births | Philippines |
| 2010s | 93.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | 92.38 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.6822 deaths per 100,000 live births | Philippines |
| 2020s | 78.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | 94.44 deaths per 100,000 live births | 16.21 deaths per 100,000 live births | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Philippines or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 94.44 deaths per 100,000 live births against 78.24 deaths per 100,000 live births in Philippines as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Philippines and Vanuatu?
- 16.2 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Vanuatu?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Philippines and Vanuatu rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Philippines ranks 73rd and Vanuatu ranks 71st 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.