What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Guyana and India?

9.29 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Guyana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and India?

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.

Guyana vs India: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Guyana

111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

India

102.65 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Guyana rank

64th

India rank

67th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Guyana
India

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births against 102.65 deaths per 100,000 live births in India, a difference of 9.29 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times India's.

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

Guyana ranks 64th and India ranks 67th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and India in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	India	Difference	Ahead
1980s	270.35 deaths per 100,000 live births	582.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	312.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	India
1990s	231.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	451.15 deaths per 100,000 live births	219.95 deaths per 100,000 live births	India
2000s	171.56 deaths per 100,000 live births	289.73 deaths per 100,000 live births	118.17 deaths per 100,000 live births	India
2010s	129.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	139.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.38 deaths per 100,000 live births	India
2020s	111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births	102.65 deaths per 100,000 live births	9.29 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Guyana or India?: Guyana, at 111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births against 102.65 deaths per 100,000 live births in India as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Guyana and India?: 9.29 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and India?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Guyana and India rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Guyana ranks 64th and India ranks 67th 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.