Philippines vs Vanuatu: Maternal mortality ratio

Philippines
78.24 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Vanuatu
94.44 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Philippines rank
74th
Vanuatu rank
72nd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Philippines
  • Vanuatu
100150200250198520022020

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 94.44 deaths per 100,000 live births against 78.24 deaths per 100,000 live births in Philippines, a difference of 16.2 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times Philippines's.

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

Philippines ranks 74th and Vanuatu ranks 72nd of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 226.89 deaths per 100,000 live births 143.09 deaths per 100,000 live births 83.79 deaths per 100,000 live births Philippines
1990s 156.98 deaths per 100,000 live births 110.35 deaths per 100,000 live births 46.63 deaths per 100,000 live births Philippines
2000s 121.19 deaths per 100,000 live births 96.32 deaths per 100,000 live births 24.87 deaths per 100,000 live births Philippines
2010s 93.06 deaths per 100,000 live births 92.38 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.6822 deaths per 100,000 live births Philippines
2020s 78.24 deaths per 100,000 live births 94.44 deaths per 100,000 live births 16.21 deaths per 100,000 live births Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Philippines or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 94.44 deaths per 100,000 live births against 78.24 deaths per 100,000 live births in Philippines as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Philippines and Vanuatu?
16.2 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Vanuatu?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Philippines and Vanuatu rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Philippines ranks 74th and Vanuatu ranks 72nd 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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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

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.