What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Egypt and Oman?

0.19 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Oman ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Oman?

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.

Egypt vs Oman: Maternal mortality ratio

Egypt

16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Oman

17.01 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Egypt rank

130th

Oman rank

129th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Egypt
Oman

How they compare

Oman currently reports 17.01 deaths per 100,000 live births against 16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births in Egypt, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 130th and Oman ranks 129th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Oman in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Oman	Difference	Ahead
1980s	138.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	28.06 deaths per 100,000 live births	110.12 deaths per 100,000 live births	Egypt
1990s	104.63 deaths per 100,000 live births	20.49 deaths per 100,000 live births	84.14 deaths per 100,000 live births	Egypt
2000s	59.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	20.65 deaths per 100,000 live births	39.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	Egypt
2010s	25.86 deaths per 100,000 live births	16.03 deaths per 100,000 live births	9.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	Egypt
2020s	16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	17.01 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.187 deaths per 100,000 live births	Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Egypt or Oman?: Oman, at 17.01 deaths per 100,000 live births against 16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births in Egypt as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Egypt and Oman?: 0.19 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Oman?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Egypt and Oman rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Egypt ranks 130th and Oman ranks 129th 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.