Maldives vs Samoa: Maternal mortality ratio
Maldives
56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Samoa
59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Maldives rank
95th
Samoa rank
94th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Maldives
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births against 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births in Maldives, a difference of 2.39 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 95th and Samoa ranks 94th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 312.83 deaths per 100,000 live births | 111.17 deaths per 100,000 live births | 201.66 deaths per 100,000 live births | Maldives |
| 1990s | 161.48 deaths per 100,000 live births | 89.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | 72.38 deaths per 100,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2000s | 81.28 deaths per 100,000 live births | 64 deaths per 100,000 live births | 17.28 deaths per 100,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2010s | 52.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | 59.93 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.04 deaths per 100,000 live births | Samoa |
| 2020s | 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births | 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.39 deaths per 100,000 live births | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Maldives or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births against 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births in Maldives as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Maldives and Samoa?
- 2.39 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Samoa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Maldives and Samoa rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Maldives ranks 95th and Samoa ranks 94th 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.