Maldives vs Panama: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Maldives
56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Panama
49.52 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Maldives rank
94th
Panama rank
96th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

  • Maldives
  • Panama
0100200300400198520022020

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births against 49.52 deaths per 100,000 live births in Panama, a difference of 7.17 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 94th and Panama ranks 96th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Panama Difference Ahead
1980s 312.83 deaths per 100,000 live births 89.05 deaths per 100,000 live births 223.78 deaths per 100,000 live births Maldives
1990s 161.48 deaths per 100,000 live births 75.74 deaths per 100,000 live births 85.73 deaths per 100,000 live births Maldives
2000s 81.28 deaths per 100,000 live births 57.98 deaths per 100,000 live births 23.29 deaths per 100,000 live births Maldives
2010s 52.89 deaths per 100,000 live births 50.92 deaths per 100,000 live births 1.97 deaths per 100,000 live births Maldives
2020s 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births 49.52 deaths per 100,000 live births 7.18 deaths per 100,000 live births Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Maldives or Panama?
Maldives, at 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births against 49.52 deaths per 100,000 live births in Panama as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Maldives and Panama?
7.17 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Panama?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Maldives and Panama rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?
Maldives ranks 94th and Panama ranks 96th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Maldives vs Panama: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. Statizoid, drawing on UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/the-maternal-mortality-ratio-in-1985-and-2020/maldives/panama/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/the-maternal-mortality-ratio-in-1985-and-2020/maldives/panama/">Maldives vs Panama: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.