What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Canada and Moldova?

1.25 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Moldova?

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.

Canada vs Moldova: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Canada

11.01 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Moldova

12.26 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Canada rank

141st

Moldova rank

139th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Canada
Moldova

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 12.26 deaths per 100,000 live births against 11.01 deaths per 100,000 live births in Canada, a difference of 1.25 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 141st and Moldova ranks 139th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	61.13 deaths per 100,000 live births	54.3 deaths per 100,000 live births	Moldova
1990s	7.72 deaths per 100,000 live births	67.12 deaths per 100,000 live births	59.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	Moldova
2000s	10.9 deaths per 100,000 live births	31.45 deaths per 100,000 live births	20.55 deaths per 100,000 live births	Moldova
2010s	11.77 deaths per 100,000 live births	16.18 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	Moldova
2020s	11.01 deaths per 100,000 live births	12.26 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Canada or Moldova?: Moldova, at 12.26 deaths per 100,000 live births against 11.01 deaths per 100,000 live births in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Canada and Moldova?: 1.25 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Moldova?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Canada and Moldova rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Canada ranks 141st and Moldova ranks 139th 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.