Myanmar vs Yemen: Maternal mortality ratio

Myanmar
178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Yemen
183.4 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Myanmar rank
51st
Yemen rank
50th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Myanmar
  • Yemen
200300400500600198520022020

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 183.4 deaths per 100,000 live births against 178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Myanmar, a difference of 4.73 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Myanmar ranks 51st and Yemen ranks 50th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 556.81 deaths per 100,000 live births 439.58 deaths per 100,000 live births 117.23 deaths per 100,000 live births Myanmar
1990s 444.19 deaths per 100,000 live births 344.29 deaths per 100,000 live births 99.91 deaths per 100,000 live births Myanmar
2000s 319.64 deaths per 100,000 live births 208.47 deaths per 100,000 live births 111.16 deaths per 100,000 live births Myanmar
2010s 253.6 deaths per 100,000 live births 164.86 deaths per 100,000 live births 88.73 deaths per 100,000 live births Myanmar
2020s 178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births 183.4 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.73 deaths per 100,000 live births Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Myanmar or Yemen?
Yemen, at 183.4 deaths per 100,000 live births against 178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Myanmar as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Myanmar and Yemen?
4.73 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Yemen?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Myanmar and Yemen rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Myanmar ranks 51st and Yemen ranks 50th 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.