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

1.98 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Lebanon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon 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.

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

Lebanon

20.62 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Uruguay

18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Lebanon rank

124th

Uruguay rank

126th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Lebanon
Uruguay

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 20.62 deaths per 100,000 live births against 18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births in Uruguay, a difference of 1.98 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 124th and Uruguay ranks 126th of 185 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lebanon	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1980s	67.76 deaths per 100,000 live births	44.97 deaths per 100,000 live births	22.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	Lebanon
1990s	40.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	31.05 deaths per 100,000 live births	9.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	Lebanon
2000s	23.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	21.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.48 deaths per 100,000 live births	Lebanon
2010s	19.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	17.44 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.77 deaths per 100,000 live births	Lebanon
2020s	20.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.99 deaths per 100,000 live births	Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Lebanon or Uruguay?: Lebanon, at 20.62 deaths per 100,000 live births against 18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births in Uruguay as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Lebanon and Uruguay?: 1.98 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Uruguay?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Lebanon and Uruguay rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Lebanon ranks 124th 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.