United States of America vs Palestine, State of: Maternal mortality ratio

United States of America
21.08 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Palestine, State of
20.43 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
United States of America rank
125th
Palestine, State of rank
127th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • United States of America
  • Palestine, State of
02004006008001.0k190019602020

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 21.08 deaths per 100,000 live births against 20.43 deaths per 100,000 live births in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.65 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

United States of America ranks 125th and Palestine, State of ranks 127th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, United States of America averaged higher in 1 and Palestine, State of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1980s 10.81 deaths per 100,000 live births 100.33 deaths per 100,000 live births 89.51 deaths per 100,000 live births Palestine, State of
1990s 10.82 deaths per 100,000 live births 72.28 deaths per 100,000 live births 61.46 deaths per 100,000 live births Palestine, State of
2000s 13.26 deaths per 100,000 live births 56.71 deaths per 100,000 live births 43.45 deaths per 100,000 live births Palestine, State of
2010s 17.26 deaths per 100,000 live births 29.53 deaths per 100,000 live births 12.26 deaths per 100,000 live births Palestine, State of
2020s 21.08 deaths per 100,000 live births 20.43 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.6506 deaths per 100,000 live births United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, United States of America or Palestine, State of?
United States of America, at 21.08 deaths per 100,000 live births against 20.43 deaths per 100,000 live births in Palestine, State of as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between United States of America and Palestine, State of?
0.65 deaths per 100,000 live births, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Palestine, State of?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do United States of America and Palestine, State of rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
United States of America ranks 125th and Palestine, State of ranks 127th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

United States of America vs Palestine, State of: Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid, drawing on UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/maternal-mortality/united-states/west-bank-and-gaza/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/maternal-mortality/united-states/west-bank-and-gaza/">United States of America vs Palestine, State of: Maternal mortality ratio</a> β€” Statizoid

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

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.