What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Argentina and Cape Verde?

2.66 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Cape Verde?

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 mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Cape Verde: Maternal mortality ratio

Argentina

44.9 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Cape Verde

42.24 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Argentina rank

98th

Cape Verde rank

101st

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Argentina
Cape Verde

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 44.9 deaths per 100,000 live births against 42.24 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cape Verde, a difference of 2.66 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Argentina ranks 98th and Cape Verde ranks 101st of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Cape Verde in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Cape Verde	Difference	Ahead
1980s	93.87 deaths per 100,000 live births	354.61 deaths per 100,000 live births	260.75 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cape Verde
1990s	76.42 deaths per 100,000 live births	214.8 deaths per 100,000 live births	138.38 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cape Verde
2000s	66.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	82.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	15.32 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cape Verde
2010s	41.99 deaths per 100,000 live births	46.05 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.06 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cape Verde
2020s	44.9 deaths per 100,000 live births	42.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Argentina or Cape Verde?: Argentina, at 44.9 deaths per 100,000 live births against 42.24 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cape Verde as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Argentina and Cape Verde?: 2.66 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Cape Verde?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Argentina and Cape Verde rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Argentina ranks 98th and Cape Verde ranks 101st 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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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
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

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.