Canada vs Kazakhstan: Maternal mortality ratio

Canada
11.01 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Kazakhstan
13.38 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Canada rank
144th
Kazakhstan rank
141st

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Canada
  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 13.38 deaths per 100,000 live births against 11.01 deaths per 100,000 live births in Canada, a difference of 2.37 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 144th and Kazakhstan ranks 141st of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1980s 6.82 deaths per 100,000 live births 92.99 deaths per 100,000 live births 86.17 deaths per 100,000 live births Kazakhstan
1990s 7.72 deaths per 100,000 live births 75.36 deaths per 100,000 live births 67.64 deaths per 100,000 live births Kazakhstan
2000s 10.9 deaths per 100,000 live births 37.79 deaths per 100,000 live births 26.89 deaths per 100,000 live births Kazakhstan
2010s 11.77 deaths per 100,000 live births 14.41 deaths per 100,000 live births 2.64 deaths per 100,000 live births Kazakhstan
2020s 11.01 deaths per 100,000 live births 13.38 deaths per 100,000 live births 2.37 deaths per 100,000 live births Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Canada or Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan, at 13.38 deaths per 100,000 live births against 11.01 deaths per 100,000 live births in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Canada and Kazakhstan?
2.37 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Kazakhstan?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Canada and Kazakhstan rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Canada ranks 144th and Kazakhstan ranks 141st 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.