What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Botswana and Myanmar?

7.23 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Myanmar?

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.

Botswana vs Myanmar: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Botswana

185.9 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Myanmar

178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Botswana rank

48th

Myanmar rank

50th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Botswana
Myanmar

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 185.9 deaths per 100,000 live births against 178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Myanmar, a difference of 7.23 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Botswana ranks 48th and Myanmar ranks 50th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1980s	227.29 deaths per 100,000 live births	556.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	329.51 deaths per 100,000 live births	Myanmar
1990s	197.59 deaths per 100,000 live births	444.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	246.6 deaths per 100,000 live births	Myanmar
2000s	195.74 deaths per 100,000 live births	319.64 deaths per 100,000 live births	123.9 deaths per 100,000 live births	Myanmar
2010s	166.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	253.6 deaths per 100,000 live births	86.76 deaths per 100,000 live births	Myanmar
2020s	185.9 deaths per 100,000 live births	178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births	7.22 deaths per 100,000 live births	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Botswana or Myanmar?: Botswana, at 185.9 deaths per 100,000 live births against 178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Myanmar as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Botswana and Myanmar?: 7.23 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Myanmar?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Botswana and Myanmar rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Botswana ranks 48th and Myanmar ranks 50th 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.