Morocco vs Saint Lucia: Maternal mortality ratio

Morocco
71.85 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Saint Lucia
73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Morocco rank
85th
Saint Lucia rank
82nd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Morocco
  • Saint Lucia
0200400600196819942020

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births against 71.85 deaths per 100,000 live births in Morocco, a difference of 1.42 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 85th and Saint Lucia ranks 82nd of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 4 and Saint Lucia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1980s 578.89 deaths per 100,000 live births 52.46 deaths per 100,000 live births 526.43 deaths per 100,000 live births Morocco
1990s 353.2 deaths per 100,000 live births 66.14 deaths per 100,000 live births 287.05 deaths per 100,000 live births Morocco
2000s 197.43 deaths per 100,000 live births 78.46 deaths per 100,000 live births 118.97 deaths per 100,000 live births Morocco
2010s 99.32 deaths per 100,000 live births 70.84 deaths per 100,000 live births 28.48 deaths per 100,000 live births Morocco
2020s 71.85 deaths per 100,000 live births 73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births 1.42 deaths per 100,000 live births Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Morocco or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births against 71.85 deaths per 100,000 live births in Morocco as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Morocco and Saint Lucia?
1.42 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Saint Lucia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Morocco and Saint Lucia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Morocco ranks 85th and Saint Lucia ranks 82nd 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.