Mauritania vs Togo: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Mauritania
1.7%
in 2023
Togo
1.4%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
16th
Togo rank
19th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Mauritania
- Togo
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.7% against 1.4% in Togo, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Togo's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 16th and Togo ranks 19th of 194 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.4% | 3.8% | 1.6% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.3% | 1.1% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 0.8% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes, Mauritania or Togo?
- Mauritania, at 1.7% against 1.4% in Togo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Mauritania and Togo?
- 0.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Togo?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Togo rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Mauritania ranks 16th and Togo ranks 19th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The probability that a 15 year old girl eventually dies from a pregnancy-related cause, assuming constant levels of maternal mortality and number of births per woman.