What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Honduras and Peru?

3.28 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Honduras ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Peru?

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.

Honduras vs Peru: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Honduras

71.82 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Peru

68.54 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Honduras rank

85th

Peru rank

87th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Honduras
Peru

How they compare

Honduras currently reports 71.82 deaths per 100,000 live births against 68.54 deaths per 100,000 live births in Peru, a difference of 3.28 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Honduras ranks 85th and Peru ranks 87th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Honduras	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1980s	195.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	253.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	57.97 deaths per 100,000 live births	Peru
1990s	116.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	219.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	102.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	Peru
2000s	76.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	95.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	19.5 deaths per 100,000 live births	Peru
2010s	66.88 deaths per 100,000 live births	67.99 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	Peru
2020s	71.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	68.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Honduras or Peru?: Honduras, at 71.82 deaths per 100,000 live births against 68.54 deaths per 100,000 live births in Peru as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Honduras and Peru?: 3.28 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Peru?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Honduras and Peru rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Honduras ranks 85th and Peru ranks 87th 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.