Lebanon vs Palestine, State of: Maternal mortality ratio
Lebanon
20.62 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Palestine, State of
20.43 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Lebanon rank
126th
Palestine, State of rank
127th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Lebanon
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 20.62 deaths per 100,000 live births against 20.43 deaths per 100,000 live births in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Palestine, State of ahead.
Lebanon ranks 126th and Palestine, State of ranks 127th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Palestine, State of in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.76 deaths per 100,000 live births | 100.33 deaths per 100,000 live births | 32.57 deaths per 100,000 live births | Palestine, State of |
| 1990s | 40.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 72.28 deaths per 100,000 live births | 32.03 deaths per 100,000 live births | Palestine, State of |
| 2000s | 23.79 deaths per 100,000 live births | 56.71 deaths per 100,000 live births | 32.92 deaths per 100,000 live births | Palestine, State of |
| 2010s | 19.21 deaths per 100,000 live births | 29.53 deaths per 100,000 live births | 10.31 deaths per 100,000 live births | Palestine, State of |
| 2020s | 20.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | 20.43 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.1903 deaths per 100,000 live births | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Lebanon or Palestine, State of?
- Lebanon, at 20.62 deaths per 100,000 live births against 20.43 deaths per 100,000 live births in Palestine, State of as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Lebanon and Palestine, State of?
- 0.19 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Palestine, State of?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Lebanon and Palestine, State of rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Lebanon ranks 126th and Palestine, State of ranks 127th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources β 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.