What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Eritrea and Haiti?

28.85 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Haiti ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Haiti?

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.

Eritrea vs Haiti: Maternal mortality ratio

Eritrea

321.55 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Haiti

350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Eritrea rank

27th

Haiti rank

26th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Eritrea
Haiti

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births against 321.55 deaths per 100,000 live births in Eritrea, a difference of 28.85 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

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

Eritrea ranks 27th and Haiti ranks 26th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Haiti in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Haiti	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,472 deaths per 100,000 live births	687.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	784.49 deaths per 100,000 live births	Eritrea
1990s	961.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	550.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	410.42 deaths per 100,000 live births	Eritrea
2000s	582.5 deaths per 100,000 live births	385.61 deaths per 100,000 live births	196.9 deaths per 100,000 live births	Eritrea
2010s	398.93 deaths per 100,000 live births	382.93 deaths per 100,000 live births	16 deaths per 100,000 live births	Eritrea
2020s	321.55 deaths per 100,000 live births	350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	28.85 deaths per 100,000 live births	Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Eritrea or Haiti?: Haiti, at 350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births against 321.55 deaths per 100,000 live births in Eritrea as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Eritrea and Haiti?: 28.85 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Haiti?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Eritrea and Haiti rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Eritrea ranks 27th and Haiti ranks 26th 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.