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Laos vs Tonga: Maternal mortality ratio

Laos
126.06 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Tonga
125.64 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Laos rank
61st
Tonga rank
62nd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Laos
  • Tonga
0200400600800198520022020

How they compare

Laos currently reports 126.06 deaths per 100,000 live births against 125.64 deaths per 100,000 live births in Tonga, a difference of 0.424 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 61st and Tonga ranks 62nd of 189 countries.

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About this data

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

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.