Armenia vs Georgia: Maternal mortality ratio

Armenia
27.19 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Georgia
27.61 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Armenia rank
116th
Georgia rank
115th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Armenia
  • Georgia
0204060198520022020

How they compare

Georgia currently reports 27.61 deaths per 100,000 live births against 27.19 deaths per 100,000 live births in Armenia, a difference of 0.42 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Armenia ahead.

Armenia ranks 116th and Georgia ranks 115th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Georgia Difference Ahead
1980s 51.1 deaths per 100,000 live births 41.31 deaths per 100,000 live births 9.79 deaths per 100,000 live births Armenia
1990s 54.22 deaths per 100,000 live births 46.56 deaths per 100,000 live births 7.66 deaths per 100,000 live births Armenia
2000s 41.25 deaths per 100,000 live births 45.47 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.22 deaths per 100,000 live births Georgia
2010s 27.28 deaths per 100,000 live births 31.1 deaths per 100,000 live births 3.82 deaths per 100,000 live births Georgia
2020s 27.19 deaths per 100,000 live births 27.61 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.4185 deaths per 100,000 live births Georgia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Armenia or Georgia?
Georgia, at 27.61 deaths per 100,000 live births against 27.19 deaths per 100,000 live births in Armenia as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Armenia and Georgia?
0.42 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Georgia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Georgia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Armenia and Georgia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Armenia ranks 116th and Georgia ranks 115th 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.