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Compare Maternal Mortality Ratio across 20 selected countries in the Americas using World Bank data for 2023. Values are measured in deaths per 100,000 live births.
Data year: 2023 Source: World Bank Last refreshed:
The latest sufficiently complete World Bank data for the selected countries is from 2023. Retrieval date and data year are different; no newer values are inferred.
Key findings
- Bolivia has the highest observed value at 146 deaths.
- Chile has the lowest observed value at 10 deaths.
- The median across 20 reporting countries is 44.5 deaths.
- The difference between the highest and lowest values is 136 deaths.
Comparison across selected countries in the Americas. Values in deaths per 100,000 live births. Bar lengths start at zero; the table below provides the same observations.
Complete selected-country ranking
| Rank | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 10 deaths |
| 2 | Canada | 12 deaths |
| 3 | Uruguay | 15 deaths |
| 4 | United States | 17 deaths |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 24 deaths |
| 6 | Argentina | 33 deaths |
| 7 | Cuba | 35 deaths |
| 8 | Panama | 37 deaths |
| 9 | El Salvador | 39 deaths |
| 10 | Mexico | 42 deaths |
| 11 | Honduras | 47 deaths |
| 12 | Peru | 51 deaths |
| 13 | Ecuador | 55 deaths |
| 14 | Paraguay | 58 deaths |
| 15 | Colombia | 59 deaths |
| 16 | Nicaragua | 60 deaths |
| 17 | Brazil | 67 deaths |
| 18 | Guatemala | 94 deaths |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 124 deaths |
| 20 | Bolivia | 146 deaths |
What the data shows
The unweighted country mean is 51.3 deaths, compared with a median of 44.5 deaths. Each reporting country has equal weight; this is not a population-weighted or regional aggregate. The gap between the two highest observed values is 22 deaths. These comparisons describe the observations and do not establish causes.
Methodology
- Provider
- World Bank
- Dataset
- Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)
- Indicator ID
- SH.STA.MMRT
- Data year
- 2023
- Units
- deaths per 100,000 live births
- Coverage
- 20 of 20 selected countries in the Americas.
Source: World Bank: Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) (2023)
Rankings use the cited source values without imputation or interpolation. Display rounding does not affect rank.
Technical details
- Coverage threshold
- Minimum 18 reporting countries.
- Countries included
- Chile, Canada, Uruguay, United States, Costa Rica, Argentina, Cuba, Panama, El Salvador, Mexico, Honduras, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Colombia, Nicaragua, Brazil, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Bolivia
- Countries excluded (missing observations; ISO3 codes)
- None
- Ranking direction
- ascending
- Sorting
- Exact source values; equal values share competition rank. Ties display by ascending country ID, then record ID.
- Statistics
- Unweighted arithmetic mean, median, and highest minus lowest. Derived decimals use half-up rounding; source values remain exact.
Why a newer year was not selected
- 2026: 0 available observations; 18 required.
- 2025: 0 available observations; 18 required.
- 2024: 0 available observations; 18 required.
Caveats
This is a selected-country comparison, not a global ranking. Missing countries may affect the distribution. A higher value does not necessarily imply a better outcome. Source observations may be revised.