Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Paraguay or Sri Lanka?

Paraguay, at 98.86 deaths against 89.41 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Paraguay and Sri Lanka?

9.45 deaths, with Paraguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sri Lanka?

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.

Paraguay vs Sri Lanka: Number of maternal deaths by region

Paraguay

98.86 deaths

in 2020

Sri Lanka

89.41 deaths

in 2020

Paraguay rank

85th

Sri Lanka rank

86th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Paraguay
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 98.86 deaths against 89.41 deaths in Sri Lanka, a difference of 9.45 deaths.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Paraguay ahead.

Paraguay ranks 85th and Sri Lanka ranks 86th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1980s	312.74 deaths	233.44 deaths	79.3 deaths	Paraguay
1990s	274.64 deaths	184.92 deaths	89.72 deaths	Paraguay
2000s	167.19 deaths	171.09 deaths	3.9 deaths	Sri Lanka
2010s	108.41 deaths	111.27 deaths	2.86 deaths	Sri Lanka
2020s	98.86 deaths	89.41 deaths	9.45 deaths	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Paraguay or Sri Lanka?: Paraguay, at 98.86 deaths against 89.41 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Paraguay and Sri Lanka?: 9.45 deaths, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sri Lanka?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Paraguay and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Paraguay ranks 85th and Sri Lanka ranks 86th 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.