What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Morocco and Peru?

3.31 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Morocco ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Peru?

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.

Morocco vs Peru: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Morocco

71.85 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Peru

68.54 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Morocco rank

84th

Peru rank

87th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Morocco
Peru

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 71.85 deaths per 100,000 live births against 68.54 deaths per 100,000 live births in Peru, a difference of 3.31 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Morocco ranks 84th and Peru ranks 87th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1980s	578.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	253.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	325.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	Morocco
1990s	353.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	219.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	134.04 deaths per 100,000 live births	Morocco
2000s	197.43 deaths per 100,000 live births	95.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	101.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	Morocco
2010s	99.32 deaths per 100,000 live births	67.99 deaths per 100,000 live births	31.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	Morocco
2020s	71.85 deaths per 100,000 live births	68.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.32 deaths per 100,000 live births	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Morocco or Peru?: Morocco, at 71.85 deaths per 100,000 live births against 68.54 deaths per 100,000 live births in Peru as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Morocco and Peru?: 3.31 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Peru?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Morocco and Peru rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Morocco ranks 84th and Peru ranks 87th 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.