Colombia vs Micronesia (country): Maternal mortality ratio

Colombia
74.76 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Micronesia (country)
74.31 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Colombia rank
80th
Micronesia (country) rank
81st

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Colombia
  • Micronesia (country)
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 74.76 deaths per 100,000 live births against 74.31 deaths per 100,000 live births in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.45 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 80th and Micronesia (country) ranks 81st of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Micronesia (country) Difference Ahead
1980s 124.12 deaths per 100,000 live births 106.64 deaths per 100,000 live births 17.48 deaths per 100,000 live births Colombia
1990s 102.09 deaths per 100,000 live births 73 deaths per 100,000 live births 29.09 deaths per 100,000 live births Colombia
2000s 83.57 deaths per 100,000 live births 60.91 deaths per 100,000 live births 22.66 deaths per 100,000 live births Colombia
2010s 69.21 deaths per 100,000 live births 58.44 deaths per 100,000 live births 10.76 deaths per 100,000 live births Colombia
2020s 74.76 deaths per 100,000 live births 74.31 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.451 deaths per 100,000 live births Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Colombia or Micronesia (country)?
Colombia, at 74.76 deaths per 100,000 live births against 74.31 deaths per 100,000 live births in Micronesia (country) as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Colombia and Micronesia (country)?
0.45 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Micronesia (country)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Colombia and Micronesia (country) rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Colombia ranks 80th and Micronesia (country) ranks 81st 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.