What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Fiji and Tunisia?

1.42 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Fiji ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Tunisia?

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.

Fiji vs Tunisia: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Fiji

38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Tunisia

36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Fiji rank

107th

Tunisia rank

108th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Fiji
Tunisia

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births against 36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births in Tunisia, a difference of 1.42 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Tunisia ahead.

Fiji ranks 107th and Tunisia ranks 108th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	61.5 deaths per 100,000 live births	104.58 deaths per 100,000 live births	43.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tunisia
1990s	53.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	77.8 deaths per 100,000 live births	23.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tunisia
2000s	45.85 deaths per 100,000 live births	56.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.49 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tunisia
2010s	38.76 deaths per 100,000 live births	41 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tunisia
2020s	38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births	36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.42 deaths per 100,000 live births	Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Fiji or Tunisia?: Fiji, at 38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births against 36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births in Tunisia as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Fiji and Tunisia?: 1.42 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Tunisia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Fiji and Tunisia rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Fiji ranks 107th and Tunisia ranks 108th 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.