Uruguay vs Palestine: Maternal mortality ratio
Uruguay
18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Palestine
20.43 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Uruguay rank
128th
Palestine rank
127th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Uruguay
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 20.43 deaths per 100,000 live births against 18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births in Uruguay, a difference of 1.79 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.
Uruguay ranks 128th and Palestine ranks 127th of 189 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uruguay | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.97 deaths per 100,000 live births | 100.33 deaths per 100,000 live births | 55.35 deaths per 100,000 live births | Palestine |
| 1990s | 31.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | 72.28 deaths per 100,000 live births | 41.23 deaths per 100,000 live births | Palestine |
| 2000s | 21.31 deaths per 100,000 live births | 56.71 deaths per 100,000 live births | 35.4 deaths per 100,000 live births | Palestine |
| 2010s | 17.44 deaths per 100,000 live births | 29.53 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | Palestine |
| 2020s | 18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births | 20.43 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100,000 live births | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Uruguay or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 20.43 deaths per 100,000 live births against 18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births in Uruguay as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Uruguay and Palestine?
- 1.79 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Palestine?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Uruguay and Palestine rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Uruguay ranks 128th and Palestine 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.
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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.