What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Azerbaijan and Cuba?

1.51 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Azerbaijan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Cuba?

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 The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs Cuba: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Azerbaijan

40.76 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Cuba

39.25 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Azerbaijan rank

103rd

Cuba rank

105th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Azerbaijan
Cuba

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 40.76 deaths per 100,000 live births against 39.25 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cuba, a difference of 1.51 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cuba ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 103rd and Cuba ranks 105th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Cuba in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Cuba	Difference	Ahead
1980s	50.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	66.45 deaths per 100,000 live births	16.14 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cuba
1990s	57 deaths per 100,000 live births	60.37 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.37 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cuba
2000s	44.56 deaths per 100,000 live births	43.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.9907 deaths per 100,000 live births	Azerbaijan
2010s	28.71 deaths per 100,000 live births	40.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	11.53 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cuba
2020s	40.76 deaths per 100,000 live births	39.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.51 deaths per 100,000 live births	Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Azerbaijan or Cuba?: Azerbaijan, at 40.76 deaths per 100,000 live births against 39.25 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cuba as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Azerbaijan and Cuba?: 1.51 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Cuba?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Azerbaijan and Cuba rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Azerbaijan ranks 103rd and Cuba ranks 105th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
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

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.