Lithuania vs United Arab Emirates: Maternal mortality ratio

Lithuania
8.66 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
United Arab Emirates
9.34 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Lithuania rank
149th
United Arab Emirates rank
148th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Lithuania
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 9.34 deaths per 100,000 live births against 8.66 deaths per 100,000 live births in Lithuania, a difference of 0.68 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 149th and United Arab Emirates ranks 148th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 29.59 deaths per 100,000 live births 21.04 deaths per 100,000 live births 8.56 deaths per 100,000 live births Lithuania
1990s 23.91 deaths per 100,000 live births 22.95 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.9612 deaths per 100,000 live births Lithuania
2000s 13.33 deaths per 100,000 live births 14.02 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.6964 deaths per 100,000 live births United Arab Emirates
2010s 8.27 deaths per 100,000 live births 8.99 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.7218 deaths per 100,000 live births United Arab Emirates
2020s 8.66 deaths per 100,000 live births 9.34 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.6802 deaths per 100,000 live births United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Lithuania or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 9.34 deaths per 100,000 live births against 8.66 deaths per 100,000 live births in Lithuania as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Lithuania and United Arab Emirates?
0.68 deaths per 100,000 live births, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and United Arab Emirates?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Lithuania and United Arab Emirates rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Lithuania ranks 149th and United Arab Emirates ranks 148th 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

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.