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

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

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

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 Samoa: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Bhutan

59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Samoa

59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Bhutan rank

91st

Samoa rank

93rd

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Bhutan
Samoa

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births against 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births in Samoa, a difference of 0.87 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 91st and Samoa ranks 93rd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	737.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	111.17 deaths per 100,000 live births	626.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bhutan
1990s	463.7 deaths per 100,000 live births	89.09 deaths per 100,000 live births	374.61 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bhutan
2000s	202.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	64 deaths per 100,000 live births	138.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bhutan
2010s	79.23 deaths per 100,000 live births	59.93 deaths per 100,000 live births	19.3 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bhutan
2020s	59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births	59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.8687 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 Samoa?: Bhutan, at 59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births against 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births in Samoa as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Bhutan and Samoa?: 0.87 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Samoa?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bhutan and Samoa rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Bhutan ranks 91st and Samoa ranks 93rd 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.