What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Cyprus and Ecuador?

2.66 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Cyprus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Ecuador?

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.

Cyprus vs Ecuador: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Cyprus

68.41 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Ecuador

65.75 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Cyprus rank

88th

Ecuador rank

89th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Cyprus
Ecuador

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 68.41 deaths per 100,000 live births against 65.75 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ecuador, a difference of 2.66 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Cyprus ranks 88th and Ecuador ranks 89th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
1980s	38.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	203.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	164.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ecuador
1990s	34.26 deaths per 100,000 live births	154.45 deaths per 100,000 live births	120.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ecuador
2000s	30.43 deaths per 100,000 live births	98.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	67.99 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ecuador
2010s	42.12 deaths per 100,000 live births	70.69 deaths per 100,000 live births	28.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ecuador
2020s	68.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	65.75 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Cyprus or Ecuador?: Cyprus, at 68.41 deaths per 100,000 live births against 65.75 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ecuador as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Cyprus and Ecuador?: 2.66 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Ecuador?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Cyprus and Ecuador rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Cyprus ranks 88th and Ecuador ranks 89th 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.