What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Belize and Laos?

3.73 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Belize ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Laos?

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.

Belize vs Laos: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Belize

129.79 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Laos

126.06 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Belize rank

57th

Laos rank

60th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Belize
Laos

How they compare

Belize currently reports 129.79 deaths per 100,000 live births against 126.06 deaths per 100,000 live births in Laos, a difference of 3.73 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Belize ranks 57th and Laos ranks 60th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1980s	99.73 deaths per 100,000 live births	825.94 deaths per 100,000 live births	726.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	Laos
1990s	85.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	652.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	566.78 deaths per 100,000 live births	Laos
2000s	68.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	456.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	388.38 deaths per 100,000 live births	Laos
2010s	50.93 deaths per 100,000 live births	205.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	154.96 deaths per 100,000 live births	Laos
2020s	129.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	126.06 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.73 deaths per 100,000 live births	Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Belize or Laos?: Belize, at 129.79 deaths per 100,000 live births against 126.06 deaths per 100,000 live births in Laos as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Belize and Laos?: 3.73 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Laos?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Belize and Laos rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Belize ranks 57th and Laos ranks 60th 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.