Honduras vs Paraguay: Maternal mortality ratio
Honduras
71.82 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Paraguay
71.12 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Honduras rank
86th
Paraguay rank
87th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Honduras
- Paraguay
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 71.82 deaths per 100,000 live births against 71.12 deaths per 100,000 live births in Paraguay, a difference of 0.7 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Paraguay ahead.
Honduras ranks 86th and Paraguay ranks 87th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 195.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 234.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 38.77 deaths per 100,000 live births | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 116.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | 193.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | 77.65 deaths per 100,000 live births | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 76.41 deaths per 100,000 live births | 124.67 deaths per 100,000 live births | 48.26 deaths per 100,000 live births | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 66.88 deaths per 100,000 live births | 79.88 deaths per 100,000 live births | 13 deaths per 100,000 live births | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 71.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 71.12 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.6965 deaths per 100,000 live births | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Honduras or Paraguay?
- Honduras, at 71.82 deaths per 100,000 live births against 71.12 deaths per 100,000 live births in Paraguay as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Honduras and Paraguay?
- 0.7 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Paraguay?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Honduras and Paraguay rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Honduras ranks 86th and Paraguay ranks 87th 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.