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
050100150200195519872020

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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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.