Maldives vs Viet Nam: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020
Maldives
56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Viet Nam
45.53 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Maldives rank
94th
Viet Nam rank
97th
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time
- Maldives
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births against 45.53 deaths per 100,000 live births in Viet Nam, a difference of 11.16 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 94th and Viet Nam ranks 97th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 312.83 deaths per 100,000 live births | 126.01 deaths per 100,000 live births | 186.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | Maldives |
| 1990s | 161.48 deaths per 100,000 live births | 96.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | 65.39 deaths per 100,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2000s | 81.28 deaths per 100,000 live births | 69.15 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.13 deaths per 100,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2010s | 52.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | 53.77 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.8785 deaths per 100,000 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births | 45.53 deaths per 100,000 live births | 11.16 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 Viet Nam?
- Maldives, at 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births against 45.53 deaths per 100,000 live births in Viet Nam as of 2020.
- What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Maldives and Viet Nam?
- 11.16 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Viet Nam?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Maldives and Viet Nam rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?
- Maldives ranks 94th and Viet Nam ranks 97th 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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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.