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

2.58 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Paraguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay 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.

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

Paraguay

71.12 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Peru

68.54 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Paraguay rank

86th

Peru rank

87th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Paraguay
Peru

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 71.12 deaths per 100,000 live births against 68.54 deaths per 100,000 live births in Peru, a difference of 2.58 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Paraguay ranks 86th and Peru ranks 87th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1980s	234.61 deaths per 100,000 live births	253.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	19.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	Peru
1990s	193.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	219.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	25.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	Peru
2000s	124.67 deaths per 100,000 live births	95.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	28.76 deaths per 100,000 live births	Paraguay
2010s	79.88 deaths per 100,000 live births	67.99 deaths per 100,000 live births	11.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	Paraguay
2020s	71.12 deaths per 100,000 live births	68.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.59 deaths per 100,000 live births	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Paraguay or Peru?: Paraguay, at 71.12 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 Paraguay and Peru?: 2.58 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Peru?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Paraguay and Peru rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Paraguay ranks 86th 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.