Bhutan vs Samoa: Maternal mortality ratio
Bhutan
59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Samoa
59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Bhutan rank
92nd
Samoa rank
94th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Bhutan
- Samoa
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births against 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births in Samoa, a difference of 0.87 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 92nd and Samoa ranks 94th of 189 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 737.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 111.17 deaths per 100,000 live births | 626.08 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 463.7 deaths per 100,000 live births | 89.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | 374.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 202.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 64 deaths per 100,000 live births | 138.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 79.23 deaths per 100,000 live births | 59.93 deaths per 100,000 live births | 19.3 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births | 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.8687 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bhutan or Samoa?
- Bhutan, at 59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births against 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births in Samoa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bhutan and Samoa?
- 0.87 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Samoa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and Samoa rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Bhutan ranks 92nd and Samoa ranks 94th 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
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.