Brazil vs South Africa: Maternal mortality rate who mdb

Brazil
0.7728
in 2022
South Africa
0.8735
in 2020
Brazil rank
16th
South Africa rank
14th

Maternal mortality rate who mdb over time

  • Brazil
  • South Africa
123197920002022

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.8735 against 0.7728 in Brazil, a difference of 0.1007.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was South Africa ahead.

Brazil ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 14th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9733 1.46 0.491 South Africa
2000s 0.8333 2.43 1.59 South Africa
2010s 0.8308 1.6 0.7651 South Africa
2020s 0.9706 0.8735 0.0972 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality rate who mdb, Brazil or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.8735 against 0.7728 in Brazil as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality rate who mdb between Brazil and South Africa?
0.1007, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
Brazil ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 14th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality rate who mdb. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Maternal mortality rate who mdb
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,924 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed