Morocco vs Paraguay: Maternal mortality ratio

Morocco
71.85 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Paraguay
71.12 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Morocco rank
85th
Paraguay rank
87th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Morocco
  • Paraguay
0200400600198520022020

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 71.85 deaths per 100,000 live births against 71.12 deaths per 100,000 live births in Paraguay, a difference of 0.73 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Morocco ranks 85th and Paraguay ranks 87th of 189 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Paraguay Difference Ahead
1980s 578.89 deaths per 100,000 live births 234.61 deaths per 100,000 live births 344.28 deaths per 100,000 live births Morocco
1990s 353.2 deaths per 100,000 live births 193.89 deaths per 100,000 live births 159.3 deaths per 100,000 live births Morocco
2000s 197.43 deaths per 100,000 live births 124.67 deaths per 100,000 live births 72.76 deaths per 100,000 live births Morocco
2010s 99.32 deaths per 100,000 live births 79.88 deaths per 100,000 live births 19.44 deaths per 100,000 live births Morocco
2020s 71.85 deaths per 100,000 live births 71.12 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.7291 deaths per 100,000 live births Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Morocco or Paraguay?
Morocco, at 71.85 deaths per 100,000 live births against 71.12 deaths per 100,000 live births in Paraguay as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Morocco and Paraguay?
0.73 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Paraguay?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Morocco and Paraguay rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Morocco ranks 85th and Paraguay ranks 87th 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.