Panama vs Samoa: Maternal mortality ratio
Panama
49.52 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Samoa
59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Panama rank
97th
Samoa rank
94th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Panama
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births against 49.52 deaths per 100,000 live births in Panama, a difference of 9.56 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 97th and Samoa ranks 94th of 189 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | 111.17 deaths per 100,000 live births | 22.12 deaths per 100,000 live births | Samoa |
| 1990s | 75.74 deaths per 100,000 live births | 89.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | 13.35 deaths per 100,000 live births | Samoa |
| 2000s | 57.98 deaths per 100,000 live births | 64 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.02 deaths per 100,000 live births | Samoa |
| 2010s | 50.92 deaths per 100,000 live births | 59.93 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.01 deaths per 100,000 live births | Samoa |
| 2020s | 49.52 deaths per 100,000 live births | 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.56 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, Panama or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births against 49.52 deaths per 100,000 live births in Panama as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Panama and Samoa?
- 9.56 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Samoa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Panama and Samoa rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Panama ranks 97th 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.