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

20.25 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Nepal ahead.

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

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.

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

Nepal

174.41 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Pakistan

154.16 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Nepal rank

51st

Pakistan rank

54th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Nepal
Pakistan

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 174.41 deaths per 100,000 live births against 154.16 deaths per 100,000 live births in Pakistan, a difference of 20.25 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

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

Nepal ranks 51st and Pakistan ranks 54th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,093 deaths per 100,000 live births	392.03 deaths per 100,000 live births	700.72 deaths per 100,000 live births	Nepal
1990s	704.35 deaths per 100,000 live births	426.56 deaths per 100,000 live births	277.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	Nepal
2000s	405.8 deaths per 100,000 live births	310.93 deaths per 100,000 live births	94.88 deaths per 100,000 live births	Nepal
2010s	252.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	198.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	54.02 deaths per 100,000 live births	Nepal
2020s	174.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	154.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	20.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Nepal or Pakistan?: Nepal, at 174.41 deaths per 100,000 live births against 154.16 deaths per 100,000 live births in Pakistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Nepal and Pakistan?: 20.25 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Pakistan?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Nepal and Pakistan rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Nepal ranks 51st and Pakistan ranks 54th 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.