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

4.87 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.

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

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 Zambia: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Belize

129.79 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Zambia

134.66 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Belize rank

57th

Zambia rank

56th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Belize
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 134.66 deaths per 100,000 live births against 129.79 deaths per 100,000 live births in Belize, a difference of 4.87 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Belize ranks 57th and Zambia ranks 56th of 185 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	99.73 deaths per 100,000 live births	571.69 deaths per 100,000 live births	471.96 deaths per 100,000 live births	Zambia
1990s	85.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	542.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	456.37 deaths per 100,000 live births	Zambia
2000s	68.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	329.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	261.32 deaths per 100,000 live births	Zambia
2010s	50.93 deaths per 100,000 live births	183.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	132.35 deaths per 100,000 live births	Zambia
2020s	129.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	134.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.88 deaths per 100,000 live births	Zambia

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 Zambia?: Zambia, at 134.66 deaths per 100,000 live births against 129.79 deaths per 100,000 live births in Belize as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Belize and Zambia?: 4.87 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Zambia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Belize and Zambia rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Belize ranks 57th and Zambia ranks 56th 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.