Kuwait vs Singapore: Maternal mortality ratio
Kuwait
7.17 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Singapore
7.45 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Kuwait rank
158th
Singapore rank
156th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Kuwait
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 7.45 deaths per 100,000 live births against 7.17 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kuwait, a difference of 0.28 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Singapore ahead.
Kuwait ranks 158th and Singapore ranks 156th of 189 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.34 deaths per 100,000 live births | 20.53 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.19 deaths per 100,000 live births | Singapore |
| 1980s | 12.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.34 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.0992 deaths per 100,000 live births | Singapore |
| 1990s | 11.35 deaths per 100,000 live births | 15.02 deaths per 100,000 live births | 3.67 deaths per 100,000 live births | Singapore |
| 2000s | 9.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.8 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.96 deaths per 100,000 live births | Singapore |
| 2010s | 7.13 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.34 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.2115 deaths per 100,000 live births | Singapore |
| 2020s | 7.17 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.45 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.2819 deaths per 100,000 live births | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Kuwait or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 7.45 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 Singapore?
- 0.28 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Singapore?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Singapore rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Kuwait ranks 158th and Singapore ranks 156th 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.