What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Maldives and Samoa?

2.39 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Samoa?

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.

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

Maldives

56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Samoa

59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Maldives rank

94th

Samoa rank

93rd

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Maldives
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births against 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births in Maldives, a difference of 2.39 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Maldives ranks 94th and Samoa ranks 93rd of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	312.83 deaths per 100,000 live births	111.17 deaths per 100,000 live births	201.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	Maldives
1990s	161.48 deaths per 100,000 live births	89.09 deaths per 100,000 live births	72.38 deaths per 100,000 live births	Maldives
2000s	81.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	64 deaths per 100,000 live births	17.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	Maldives
2010s	52.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	59.93 deaths per 100,000 live births	7.04 deaths per 100,000 live births	Samoa
2020s	56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births	59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.39 deaths per 100,000 live births	Samoa

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 Samoa?: Samoa, at 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births against 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births in Maldives as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Maldives and Samoa?: 2.39 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Samoa?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Maldives and Samoa rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Maldives ranks 94th and Samoa ranks 93rd 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.