Brazil vs Honduras: Maternal mortality ratio

Brazil
72.15 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Honduras
71.82 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Brazil rank
83rd
Honduras rank
86th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Brazil
  • Honduras
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 72.15 deaths per 100,000 live births against 71.82 deaths per 100,000 live births in Honduras, a difference of 0.33 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 83rd and Honduras ranks 86th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Honduras in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Honduras Difference Ahead
1980s 213.92 deaths per 100,000 live births 195.84 deaths per 100,000 live births 18.08 deaths per 100,000 live births Brazil
1990s 133.98 deaths per 100,000 live births 116.24 deaths per 100,000 live births 17.74 deaths per 100,000 live births Brazil
2000s 69.91 deaths per 100,000 live births 76.41 deaths per 100,000 live births 6.51 deaths per 100,000 live births Honduras
2010s 61.03 deaths per 100,000 live births 66.88 deaths per 100,000 live births 5.85 deaths per 100,000 live births Honduras
2020s 72.15 deaths per 100,000 live births 71.82 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.3282 deaths per 100,000 live births Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Brazil or Honduras?
Brazil, at 72.15 deaths per 100,000 live births against 71.82 deaths per 100,000 live births in Honduras as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Brazil and Honduras?
0.33 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Honduras?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Brazil and Honduras rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Brazil ranks 83rd and Honduras ranks 86th 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.