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

4.73 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Yemen ahead.

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

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 Yemen: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Myanmar

178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Yemen

183.4 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Myanmar rank

50th

Yemen rank

49th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Myanmar
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 183.4 deaths per 100,000 live births against 178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Myanmar, a difference of 4.73 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 50th and Yemen ranks 49th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1980s	556.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	439.58 deaths per 100,000 live births	117.23 deaths per 100,000 live births	Myanmar
1990s	444.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	344.29 deaths per 100,000 live births	99.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	Myanmar
2000s	319.64 deaths per 100,000 live births	208.47 deaths per 100,000 live births	111.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	Myanmar
2010s	253.6 deaths per 100,000 live births	164.86 deaths per 100,000 live births	88.73 deaths per 100,000 live births	Myanmar
2020s	178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births	183.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.73 deaths per 100,000 live births	Yemen

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 Yemen?: Yemen, at 183.4 deaths per 100,000 live births against 178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Myanmar as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Myanmar and Yemen?: 4.73 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Yemen?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Myanmar and Yemen rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Myanmar ranks 50th and Yemen ranks 49th 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.