What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Brazil and Colombia?

2.61 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Colombia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?

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.

Brazil vs Colombia: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Brazil

72.15 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Colombia

74.76 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Brazil rank

82nd

Colombia rank

79th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Brazil
Colombia

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 74.76 deaths per 100,000 live births against 72.15 deaths per 100,000 live births in Brazil, a difference of 2.61 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Brazil ranks 82nd and Colombia ranks 79th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Colombia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Colombia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	213.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	124.12 deaths per 100,000 live births	89.8 deaths per 100,000 live births	Brazil
1990s	133.98 deaths per 100,000 live births	102.09 deaths per 100,000 live births	31.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	Brazil
2000s	69.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	83.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	13.67 deaths per 100,000 live births	Colombia
2010s	61.03 deaths per 100,000 live births	69.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	8.17 deaths per 100,000 live births	Colombia
2020s	72.15 deaths per 100,000 live births	74.76 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Brazil or Colombia?: Colombia, at 74.76 deaths per 100,000 live births against 72.15 deaths per 100,000 live births in Brazil as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Brazil and Colombia?: 2.61 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Brazil ranks 82nd and Colombia ranks 79th 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.