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

11.75 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Tanzania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon 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.

Gabon vs Tanzania: Maternal mortality ratio

Gabon

226.55 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Tanzania

238.3 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Gabon rank

40th

Tanzania rank

38th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Gabon
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 238.3 deaths per 100,000 live births against 226.55 deaths per 100,000 live births in Gabon, a difference of 11.75 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 40th and Tanzania ranks 38th of 185 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1980s	435.55 deaths per 100,000 live births	826.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	390.85 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tanzania
1990s	361.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	856.51 deaths per 100,000 live births	495.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tanzania
2000s	232.8 deaths per 100,000 live births	618.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	385.77 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tanzania
2010s	206.75 deaths per 100,000 live births	350.56 deaths per 100,000 live births	143.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tanzania
2020s	226.55 deaths per 100,000 live births	238.3 deaths per 100,000 live births	11.75 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Gabon or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 238.3 deaths per 100,000 live births against 226.55 deaths per 100,000 live births in Gabon as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Gabon and Tanzania?: 11.75 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Tanzania?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Gabon and Tanzania rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Gabon ranks 40th 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.