Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Marshall Islands: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.0004 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Marshall Islands
0.0056 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
33rd
Marshall Islands rank
32nd

Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Marshall Islands
00.010.020.03198520042023

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 0.0056 units per square kilometre against 0.0004 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0052 units per square kilometre.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 15.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Marshall Islands ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0309 units per square kilometre 0.0301 units per square kilometre Marshall Islands
2000s 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0239 units per square kilometre 0.0234 units per square kilometre Marshall Islands
2010s 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0139 units per square kilometre 0.0135 units per square kilometre Marshall Islands
2020s 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0097 units per square kilometre 0.0092 units per square kilometre Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Marshall Islands?
Marshall Islands, at 0.0056 units per square kilometre against 0.0004 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Marshall Islands?
0.0052 units per square kilometre, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Marshall Islands?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Marshall Islands rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Marshall Islands ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 9,090 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

Number of maternal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.