Brazil vs Libya: Maternal mortality ratio
Brazil
72.15 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Libya
72.13 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Brazil rank
83rd
Libya rank
84th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Brazil
- Libya
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 72.15 deaths per 100,000 live births against 72.13 deaths per 100,000 live births in Libya, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 83rd and Libya ranks 84th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 213.92 deaths per 100,000 live births | 54.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | 159.87 deaths per 100,000 live births | Brazil |
| 1990s | 133.98 deaths per 100,000 live births | 47.92 deaths per 100,000 live births | 86.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | Brazil |
| 2000s | 69.91 deaths per 100,000 live births | 53.49 deaths per 100,000 live births | 16.42 deaths per 100,000 live births | Brazil |
| 2010s | 61.03 deaths per 100,000 live births | 67.54 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.51 deaths per 100,000 live births | Libya |
| 2020s | 72.15 deaths per 100,000 live births | 72.13 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.0204 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 Libya?
- Brazil, at 72.15 deaths per 100,000 live births against 72.13 deaths per 100,000 live births in Libya as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Brazil and Libya?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Libya?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and Libya rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Brazil ranks 83rd and Libya ranks 84th 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.