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

13.7 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Tonga ahead.

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

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 Tonga: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Guyana

111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Tonga

125.64 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Guyana rank

64th

Tonga rank

61st

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Guyana
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 125.64 deaths per 100,000 live births against 111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guyana, a difference of 13.7 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

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

Guyana ranks 64th and Tonga ranks 61st of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1980s	270.35 deaths per 100,000 live births	119.1 deaths per 100,000 live births	151.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guyana
1990s	231.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	104.78 deaths per 100,000 live births	126.42 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guyana
2000s	171.56 deaths per 100,000 live births	96.26 deaths per 100,000 live births	75.29 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guyana
2010s	129.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	92.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	36.61 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guyana
2020s	111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births	125.64 deaths per 100,000 live births	13.7 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tonga

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 Tonga?: Tonga, at 125.64 deaths per 100,000 live births against 111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guyana as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Guyana and Tonga?: 13.7 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Tonga?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Guyana and Tonga rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Guyana ranks 64th and Tonga ranks 61st 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.