What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Lithuania and Romania?

1.41 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Romania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Romania?

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.

Lithuania vs Romania: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Lithuania

8.66 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Romania

10.07 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Lithuania rank

146th

Romania rank

143rd

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Lithuania
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 10.07 deaths per 100,000 live births against 8.66 deaths per 100,000 live births in Lithuania, a difference of 1.41 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Lithuania's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Lithuania ranks 146th and Romania ranks 143rd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1980s	29.59 deaths per 100,000 live births	182.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	152.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	Romania
1990s	23.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	84.65 deaths per 100,000 live births	60.73 deaths per 100,000 live births	Romania
2000s	13.33 deaths per 100,000 live births	37.64 deaths per 100,000 live births	24.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	Romania
2010s	8.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	15.63 deaths per 100,000 live births	7.36 deaths per 100,000 live births	Romania
2020s	8.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.07 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Lithuania or Romania?: Romania, at 10.07 deaths per 100,000 live births against 8.66 deaths per 100,000 live births in Lithuania as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Lithuania and Romania?: 1.41 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Romania?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Lithuania and Romania rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Lithuania ranks 146th and Romania ranks 143rd 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.