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

2.77 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Chile ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile 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.

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

Chile

15.03 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Moldova

12.26 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Chile rank

136th

Moldova rank

139th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Chile
Moldova

How they compare

Chile currently reports 15.03 deaths per 100,000 live births against 12.26 deaths per 100,000 live births in Moldova, a difference of 2.77 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Moldova's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 136th and Moldova ranks 139th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Moldova in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1980s	70.47 deaths per 100,000 live births	61.13 deaths per 100,000 live births	9.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	Chile
1990s	45.33 deaths per 100,000 live births	67.12 deaths per 100,000 live births	21.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	Moldova
2000s	29.37 deaths per 100,000 live births	31.45 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	Moldova
2010s	17.23 deaths per 100,000 live births	16.18 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.05 deaths per 100,000 live births	Chile
2020s	15.03 deaths per 100,000 live births	12.26 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.77 deaths per 100,000 live births	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Chile or Moldova?: Chile, at 15.03 deaths per 100,000 live births against 12.26 deaths per 100,000 live births in Moldova as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Chile and Moldova?: 2.77 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Moldova?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Chile and Moldova rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Chile ranks 136th 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.