Colombia vs Kiribati: Maternal mortality ratio

Colombia
74.76 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Kiribati
76.33 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Colombia rank
80th
Kiribati rank
78th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Colombia
  • Kiribati
50100150200198520022020

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 76.33 deaths per 100,000 live births against 74.76 deaths per 100,000 live births in Colombia, a difference of 1.57 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Colombia ranks 80th and Kiribati ranks 78th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Kiribati Difference Ahead
1980s 124.12 deaths per 100,000 live births 209.27 deaths per 100,000 live births 85.15 deaths per 100,000 live births Kiribati
1990s 102.09 deaths per 100,000 live births 155.1 deaths per 100,000 live births 53 deaths per 100,000 live births Kiribati
2000s 83.57 deaths per 100,000 live births 118.42 deaths per 100,000 live births 34.85 deaths per 100,000 live births Kiribati
2010s 69.21 deaths per 100,000 live births 119.79 deaths per 100,000 live births 50.59 deaths per 100,000 live births Kiribati
2020s 74.76 deaths per 100,000 live births 76.33 deaths per 100,000 live births 1.57 deaths per 100,000 live births Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Colombia or Kiribati?
Kiribati, at 76.33 deaths per 100,000 live births against 74.76 deaths per 100,000 live births in Colombia as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Colombia and Kiribati?
1.57 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Kiribati?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Colombia and Kiribati rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Colombia ranks 80th and Kiribati ranks 78th 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.