What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Mozambique and Zambia?

7.55 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?

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.

Mozambique vs Zambia: Maternal mortality ratio

Mozambique

127.11 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Zambia

134.66 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Mozambique rank

58th

Zambia rank

56th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Mozambique
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 134.66 deaths per 100,000 live births against 127.11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mozambique, a difference of 7.55 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

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

Mozambique ranks 58th and Zambia ranks 56th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,103 deaths per 100,000 live births	571.69 deaths per 100,000 live births	531.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mozambique
1990s	797.78 deaths per 100,000 live births	542.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	255.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mozambique
2000s	425.68 deaths per 100,000 live births	329.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	96.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mozambique
2010s	227.85 deaths per 100,000 live births	183.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	44.58 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mozambique
2020s	127.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	134.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	7.55 deaths per 100,000 live births	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Mozambique or Zambia?: Zambia, at 134.66 deaths per 100,000 live births against 127.11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mozambique as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Mozambique and Zambia?: 7.55 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Mozambique ranks 58th and Zambia ranks 56th 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.