Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Mexico or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 1,208 deaths against 1,159 deaths in Mexico as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Mexico and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

49 deaths, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Number of maternal deaths by region

Mexico

1,159 deaths

in 2020

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

1,208 deaths

in 2020

Mexico rank

40th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

38th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Mexico
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 1,208 deaths against 1,159 deaths in Mexico, a difference of 49 deaths.

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

Mexico ranks 40th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 38th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2,190 deaths	546.43 deaths	1,644 deaths	Mexico
1990s	1,596 deaths	546.6 deaths	1,050 deaths	Mexico
2000s	1,268 deaths	603.74 deaths	664.41 deaths	Mexico
2010s	1,116 deaths	799.14 deaths	316.81 deaths	Mexico
2020s	1,159 deaths	1,208 deaths	48.37 deaths	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Mexico or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 1,208 deaths against 1,159 deaths in Mexico as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Mexico and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 49 deaths, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Mexico and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Mexico ranks 40th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 38th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths by region
Unit: deaths
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.