Fiji vs Tunisia: Maternal mortality ratio
Fiji
38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Tunisia
36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Fiji rank
108th
Tunisia rank
109th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Fiji
- Tunisia
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births against 36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births in Tunisia, a difference of 1.42 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Tunisia ahead.
Fiji ranks 108th and Tunisia ranks 109th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.5 deaths per 100,000 live births | 104.58 deaths per 100,000 live births | 43.08 deaths per 100,000 live births | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 53.91 deaths per 100,000 live births | 77.8 deaths per 100,000 live births | 23.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 45.85 deaths per 100,000 live births | 56.34 deaths per 100,000 live births | 10.49 deaths per 100,000 live births | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 38.76 deaths per 100,000 live births | 41 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | 36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 live births | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Fiji or Tunisia?
- Fiji, at 38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births against 36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births in Tunisia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Fiji and Tunisia?
- 1.42 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Tunisia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Fiji and Tunisia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Fiji ranks 108th and Tunisia ranks 109th 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
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.