What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Latvia and Uruguay?

0.32 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Uruguay?

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.

Latvia vs Uruguay: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Latvia

18.32 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Uruguay

18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Latvia rank

127th

Uruguay rank

126th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Latvia
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births against 18.32 deaths per 100,000 live births in Latvia, a difference of 0.32 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 127th and Uruguay ranks 126th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1980s	44.43 deaths per 100,000 live births	44.97 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.5393 deaths per 100,000 live births	Uruguay
1990s	44.71 deaths per 100,000 live births	31.05 deaths per 100,000 live births	13.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	Latvia
2000s	28.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	21.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.88 deaths per 100,000 live births	Latvia
2010s	22.7 deaths per 100,000 live births	17.44 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.26 deaths per 100,000 live births	Latvia
2020s	18.32 deaths per 100,000 live births	18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.3168 deaths per 100,000 live births	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Latvia or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births against 18.32 deaths per 100,000 live births in Latvia as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Latvia and Uruguay?: 0.32 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Uruguay?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Latvia and Uruguay rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Latvia ranks 127th and Uruguay ranks 126th 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.