What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Libya and Paraguay?

1.01 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Libya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Paraguay?

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.

Libya vs Paraguay: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Libya

72.13 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Paraguay

71.12 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Libya rank

83rd

Paraguay rank

86th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Libya
Paraguay

How they compare

Libya currently reports 72.13 deaths per 100,000 live births against 71.12 deaths per 100,000 live births in Paraguay, a difference of 1.01 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Libya ranks 83rd and Paraguay ranks 86th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1980s	54.05 deaths per 100,000 live births	234.61 deaths per 100,000 live births	180.56 deaths per 100,000 live births	Paraguay
1990s	47.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	193.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	145.97 deaths per 100,000 live births	Paraguay
2000s	53.49 deaths per 100,000 live births	124.67 deaths per 100,000 live births	71.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	Paraguay
2010s	67.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	79.88 deaths per 100,000 live births	12.33 deaths per 100,000 live births	Paraguay
2020s	72.13 deaths per 100,000 live births	71.12 deaths per 100,000 live births	1 deaths per 100,000 live births	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Libya or Paraguay?: Libya, at 72.13 deaths per 100,000 live births against 71.12 deaths per 100,000 live births in Paraguay as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Libya and Paraguay?: 1.01 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Paraguay?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Libya and Paraguay rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Libya ranks 83rd and Paraguay ranks 86th 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.