Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Latvia or Micronesia (country)?

Micronesia (country), at 3.23 Deaths against 2.67 Deaths in Latvia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Latvia and Micronesia (country)?

0.56 Deaths, with Micronesia (country) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Micronesia (country)?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latvia vs Micronesia (country): Number of maternal deaths

Latvia

2.67 Deaths

in 2023

Micronesia (country)

3.23 Deaths

in 2023

Latvia rank

154th

Micronesia (country) rank

151st

Number of maternal deaths over time

Latvia
Micronesia (country)

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 3.23 Deaths against 2.67 Deaths in Latvia, a difference of 0.56 Deaths.

That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 154th and Micronesia (country) ranks 151st of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 4 and Micronesia (country) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Micronesia (country)	Difference	Ahead
1980s	18.21 Deaths	7.74 Deaths	10.47 Deaths	Latvia
1990s	12.36 Deaths	7.25 Deaths	5.11 Deaths	Latvia
2000s	6.18 Deaths	6.21 Deaths	0.0313 Deaths	Micronesia (country)
2010s	4.64 Deaths	4.52 Deaths	0.1166 Deaths	Latvia
2020s	4.58 Deaths	3.65 Deaths	0.9357 Deaths	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Latvia or Micronesia (country)?: Micronesia (country), at 3.23 Deaths against 2.67 Deaths in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Latvia and Micronesia (country)?: 0.56 Deaths, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Micronesia (country)?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Micronesia (country) rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Latvia ranks 154th and Micronesia (country) ranks 151st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths
Unit: Deaths
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 7,605 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated annual number of women who die from maternal conditions.