Kuwait vs Qatar: Maternal mortality ratio
Kuwait
7.17 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Qatar
7.61 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Kuwait rank
158th
Qatar rank
155th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 7.61 deaths per 100,000 live births against 7.17 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kuwait, a difference of 0.44 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Qatar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 158th and Qatar ranks 155th of 189 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.55 deaths per 100,000 live births | 24.74 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.19 deaths per 100,000 live births | Qatar |
| 1990s | 11.35 deaths per 100,000 live births | 26.51 deaths per 100,000 live births | 15.15 deaths per 100,000 live births | Qatar |
| 2000s | 9.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 19.58 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.74 deaths per 100,000 live births | Qatar |
| 2010s | 7.13 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.88 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.7549 deaths per 100,000 live births | Qatar |
| 2020s | 7.17 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.4345 deaths per 100,000 live births | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 7.61 deaths per 100,000 live births against 7.17 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kuwait as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 0.44 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Kuwait ranks 158th and Qatar ranks 155th 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
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.