Mozambique vs Zimbabwe: Maternal deaths by income group
Mozambique
1,466 deaths
in 2020
Zimbabwe
1,734 deaths
in 2020
Mozambique rank
36th
Zimbabwe rank
33rd
Maternal deaths by income group over time
- Mozambique
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1,734 deaths against 1,466 deaths in Mozambique, a difference of 268 deaths.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 33rd of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,756 deaths | 1,381 deaths | 5,376 deaths | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 5,390 deaths | 1,299 deaths | 4,092 deaths | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 3,581 deaths | 2,430 deaths | 1,151 deaths | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 2,353 deaths | 2,216 deaths | 137.25 deaths | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 1,466 deaths | 1,734 deaths | 268.27 deaths | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Mozambique or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1,734 deaths against 1,466 deaths in Mozambique as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Mozambique and Zimbabwe?
- 268 deaths, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zimbabwe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Mozambique and Zimbabwe rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?
- Mozambique ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 33rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) β 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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About this data
Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.