Armenia vs China: Maternal mortality ratio

Armenia
27.19 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
China
23.05 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Armenia rank
116th
China rank
118th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Armenia
  • China
20406080100120198520022020

How they compare

Armenia currently reports 27.19 deaths per 100,000 live births against 23.05 deaths per 100,000 live births in China, a difference of 4.14 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Armenia's figure about 1.2 times China's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was China ahead.

Armenia ranks 116th and China ranks 118th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 2 and China in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia China Difference Ahead
1980s 51.1 deaths per 100,000 live births 99.14 deaths per 100,000 live births 48.05 deaths per 100,000 live births China
1990s 54.22 deaths per 100,000 live births 75.66 deaths per 100,000 live births 21.44 deaths per 100,000 live births China
2000s 41.25 deaths per 100,000 live births 45.9 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.65 deaths per 100,000 live births China
2010s 27.28 deaths per 100,000 live births 25.99 deaths per 100,000 live births 1.3 deaths per 100,000 live births Armenia
2020s 27.19 deaths per 100,000 live births 23.05 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.14 deaths per 100,000 live births Armenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Armenia or China?
Armenia, at 27.19 deaths per 100,000 live births against 23.05 deaths per 100,000 live births in China as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Armenia and China?
4.14 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Armenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and China?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Armenia and China rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Armenia ranks 116th and China ranks 118th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed

The estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births, based on data from death certificates, large-scale surveys, and statistical modeling.