What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Bhutan and Maldives?

3.26 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Bhutan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Maldives?

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.

Bhutan vs Maldives: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Bhutan

59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Maldives

56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Bhutan rank

91st

Maldives rank

94th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Bhutan
Maldives

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births against 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births in Maldives, a difference of 3.26 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

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

Bhutan ranks 91st and Maldives ranks 94th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1980s	737.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	312.83 deaths per 100,000 live births	424.42 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bhutan
1990s	463.7 deaths per 100,000 live births	161.48 deaths per 100,000 live births	302.22 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bhutan
2000s	202.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	81.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	121.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bhutan
2010s	79.23 deaths per 100,000 live births	52.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	26.33 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bhutan
2020s	59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births	56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Bhutan or Maldives?: Bhutan, at 59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births against 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births in Maldives as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Bhutan and Maldives?: 3.26 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Maldives?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bhutan and Maldives rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Bhutan ranks 91st and Maldives ranks 94th 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.