What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya?

50.05 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya?

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.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Kenya: Maternal mortality ratio

Côte d'Ivoire

479.91 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Kenya

529.96 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Côte d'Ivoire rank

15th

Kenya rank

12th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 529.96 deaths per 100,000 live births against 479.91 deaths per 100,000 live births in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 50.05 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 12th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1980s	655.22 deaths per 100,000 live births	603.37 deaths per 100,000 live births	51.85 deaths per 100,000 live births	Côte d'Ivoire
1990s	522.45 deaths per 100,000 live births	558.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	36.46 deaths per 100,000 live births	Kenya
2000s	548.48 deaths per 100,000 live births	513.53 deaths per 100,000 live births	34.95 deaths per 100,000 live births	Côte d'Ivoire
2010s	550.61 deaths per 100,000 live births	494.04 deaths per 100,000 live births	56.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	Côte d'Ivoire
2020s	479.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	529.96 deaths per 100,000 live births	50.06 deaths per 100,000 live births	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Côte d'Ivoire or Kenya?: Kenya, at 529.96 deaths per 100,000 live births against 479.91 deaths per 100,000 live births in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya?: 50.05 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 12th 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.