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

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

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

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.

Eswatini vs Tanzania: Maternal mortality ratio

Eswatini

239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Tanzania

238.3 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Eswatini rank

37th

Tanzania rank

38th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Eswatini
Tanzania

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births against 238.3 deaths per 100,000 live births in Tanzania, a difference of 1.33 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Eswatini ranks 37th and Tanzania ranks 38th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1980s	421.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	826.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	404.74 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tanzania
1990s	444.88 deaths per 100,000 live births	856.51 deaths per 100,000 live births	411.63 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tanzania
2000s	657.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	618.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	39.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	Eswatini
2010s	413.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	350.56 deaths per 100,000 live births	62.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	Eswatini
2020s	239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births	238.3 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.33 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, Eswatini or Tanzania?: Eswatini, at 239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births against 238.3 deaths per 100,000 live births in Tanzania as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Eswatini and Tanzania?: 1.33 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Tanzania?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Eswatini and Tanzania rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Eswatini ranks 37th and Tanzania ranks 38th 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.