Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Colombia or Mauritania?

Mauritania, at 695.75 deaths against 548.01 deaths in Colombia as of 2020.

What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Colombia and Mauritania?

147.74 deaths, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mauritania?

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 Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs Mauritania: Maternal deaths by income group

Colombia

548.01 deaths

in 2020

Mauritania

695.75 deaths

in 2020

Colombia rank

53rd

Mauritania rank

51st

Maternal deaths by income group over time

Colombia
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 695.75 deaths against 548.01 deaths in Colombia, a difference of 147.74 deaths.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Colombia's.

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

Colombia ranks 53rd and Mauritania ranks 51st of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,079 deaths	566.91 deaths	511.79 deaths	Colombia
1990s	911.62 deaths	633.78 deaths	277.83 deaths	Colombia
2000s	686.69 deaths	724.47 deaths	37.79 deaths	Mauritania
2010s	512.1 deaths	700.55 deaths	188.45 deaths	Mauritania
2020s	548.01 deaths	695.75 deaths	147.74 deaths	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Colombia or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 695.75 deaths against 548.01 deaths in Colombia as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Colombia and Mauritania?: 147.74 deaths, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mauritania?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Colombia and Mauritania rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?: Colombia ranks 53rd and Mauritania ranks 51st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal deaths by income group
Unit: deaths
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

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.