Belize vs Zambia: Maternal mortality ratio

Belize
129.79 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Zambia
134.66 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Belize rank
58th
Zambia rank
57th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Belize
  • Zambia
0200400600198520022020

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 134.66 deaths per 100,000 live births against 129.79 deaths per 100,000 live births in Belize, a difference of 4.87 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Belize ranks 58th and Zambia ranks 57th of 189 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 99.73 deaths per 100,000 live births 571.69 deaths per 100,000 live births 471.96 deaths per 100,000 live births Zambia
1990s 85.84 deaths per 100,000 live births 542.2 deaths per 100,000 live births 456.37 deaths per 100,000 live births Zambia
2000s 68.25 deaths per 100,000 live births 329.57 deaths per 100,000 live births 261.32 deaths per 100,000 live births Zambia
2010s 50.93 deaths per 100,000 live births 183.27 deaths per 100,000 live births 132.35 deaths per 100,000 live births Zambia
2020s 129.79 deaths per 100,000 live births 134.66 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.88 deaths per 100,000 live births Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Belize or Zambia?
Zambia, at 134.66 deaths per 100,000 live births against 129.79 deaths per 100,000 live births in Belize as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Belize and Zambia?
4.87 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Zambia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Belize and Zambia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Belize ranks 58th and Zambia ranks 57th 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.