What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Djibouti and Eswatini?

5.14 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Eswatini?

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.

Djibouti vs Eswatini: Maternal mortality ratio

Djibouti

234.49 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Eswatini

239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Djibouti rank

39th

Eswatini rank

37th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Djibouti
Eswatini

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births against 234.49 deaths per 100,000 live births in Djibouti, a difference of 5.14 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Djibouti ranks 39th and Eswatini ranks 37th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Eswatini in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Eswatini	Difference	Ahead
1980s	672.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	421.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	251.15 deaths per 100,000 live births	Djibouti
1990s	619.59 deaths per 100,000 live births	444.88 deaths per 100,000 live births	174.71 deaths per 100,000 live births	Djibouti
2000s	391.99 deaths per 100,000 live births	657.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	265.85 deaths per 100,000 live births	Eswatini
2010s	252.48 deaths per 100,000 live births	413.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	160.86 deaths per 100,000 live births	Eswatini
2020s	234.49 deaths per 100,000 live births	239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.14 deaths per 100,000 live births	Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Djibouti or Eswatini?: Eswatini, at 239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births against 234.49 deaths per 100,000 live births in Djibouti as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Djibouti and Eswatini?: 5.14 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Eswatini?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Djibouti and Eswatini rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Djibouti ranks 39th and Eswatini ranks 37th 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.