Afghanistan vs Lesotho: Maternal mortality ratio
Afghanistan
620.41 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Lesotho
566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
8th
Lesotho rank
9th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Afghanistan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 620.41 deaths per 100,000 live births against 566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 54.2 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 9th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,579 deaths per 100,000 live births | 555.11 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1,024 deaths per 100,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 1,393 deaths per 100,000 live births | 510.14 deaths per 100,000 live births | 882.48 deaths per 100,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1,125 deaths per 100,000 live births | 674.14 deaths per 100,000 live births | 451.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 773.69 deaths per 100,000 live births | 792.29 deaths per 100,000 live births | 18.6 deaths per 100,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 620.41 deaths per 100,000 live births | 566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births | 54.2 deaths per 100,000 live births | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Afghanistan or Lesotho?
- Afghanistan, at 620.41 deaths per 100,000 live births against 566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births in Lesotho as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
- 54.2 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lesotho?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Lesotho rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Afghanistan ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 9th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.