What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Cyprus and Ecuador?

2.66 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Cyprus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Ecuador?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

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.

Cyprus vs Ecuador: Maternal mortality ratio

Cyprus

68.41 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Ecuador

65.75 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Cyprus rank

89th

Ecuador rank

90th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Cyprus
Ecuador

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 68.41 deaths per 100,000 live births against 65.75 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ecuador, a difference of 2.66 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ecuador ahead.

Cyprus ranks 89th and Ecuador ranks 90th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
1980s	38.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	203.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	164.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ecuador
1990s	34.26 deaths per 100,000 live births	154.45 deaths per 100,000 live births	120.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ecuador
2000s	30.43 deaths per 100,000 live births	98.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	67.99 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ecuador
2010s	42.12 deaths per 100,000 live births	70.69 deaths per 100,000 live births	28.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ecuador
2020s	68.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	65.75 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Cyprus or Ecuador?: Cyprus, at 68.41 deaths per 100,000 live births against 65.75 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ecuador as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Cyprus and Ecuador?: 2.66 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Ecuador?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Cyprus and Ecuador rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Cyprus ranks 89th and Ecuador ranks 90th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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.