What is the difference in reported maternal mortality rate between Ecuador and South Africa?

0.037 deaths per 100,000 people, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?

25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported maternal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs South Africa: Reported maternal mortality rate

Ecuador

0.8365 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

South Africa

0.8735 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2020

Ecuador rank

17th

South Africa rank

16th

Reported maternal mortality rate over time

Ecuador
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.8735 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.8365 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.037 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 16th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.49 deaths per 100,000 people	1.46 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0225 deaths per 100,000 people	Ecuador
2000s	1.2 deaths per 100,000 people	2.43 deaths per 100,000 people	1.23 deaths per 100,000 people	South Africa
2010s	1.19 deaths per 100,000 people	1.6 deaths per 100,000 people	0.4054 deaths per 100,000 people	South Africa
2020s	1.2 deaths per 100,000 people	0.8735 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3277 deaths per 100,000 people	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported maternal mortality rate, Ecuador or South Africa?: South Africa, at 0.8735 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.8365 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador as of 2020.
What is the difference in reported maternal mortality rate between Ecuador and South Africa?: 0.037 deaths per 100,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for reported maternal mortality rate?: Ecuador ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 16th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported maternal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reported maternal mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from maternal conditions in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.