What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Myanmar and Nepal?

4.26 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Myanmar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Nepal?

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.

Myanmar vs Nepal: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Myanmar

178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Nepal

174.41 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Myanmar rank

50th

Nepal rank

51st

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Myanmar
Nepal

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births against 174.41 deaths per 100,000 live births in Nepal, a difference of 4.26 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Myanmar ranks 50th and Nepal ranks 51st of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	556.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	1,093 deaths per 100,000 live births	535.93 deaths per 100,000 live births	Nepal
1990s	444.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	704.35 deaths per 100,000 live births	260.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	Nepal
2000s	319.64 deaths per 100,000 live births	405.8 deaths per 100,000 live births	86.17 deaths per 100,000 live births	Nepal
2010s	253.6 deaths per 100,000 live births	252.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.7858 deaths per 100,000 live births	Myanmar
2020s	178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births	174.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.26 deaths per 100,000 live births	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Myanmar or Nepal?: Myanmar, at 178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births against 174.41 deaths per 100,000 live births in Nepal as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Myanmar and Nepal?: 4.26 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Nepal?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Myanmar and Nepal rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Myanmar ranks 50th and Nepal ranks 51st 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.