What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Timor-Leste and Yemen?

20.52 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Timor-Leste ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Yemen?

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.

Timor-Leste vs Yemen: Maternal mortality ratio

Timor-Leste

203.92 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Yemen

183.4 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Timor-Leste rank

46th

Yemen rank

49th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Timor-Leste
Yemen

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 203.92 deaths per 100,000 live births against 183.4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Yemen, a difference of 20.52 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

Timor-Leste ranks 46th and Yemen ranks 49th of 185 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Timor-Leste	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,521 deaths per 100,000 live births	439.58 deaths per 100,000 live births	1,081 deaths per 100,000 live births	Timor-Leste
1990s	1,129 deaths per 100,000 live births	344.29 deaths per 100,000 live births	784.37 deaths per 100,000 live births	Timor-Leste
2000s	592.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	208.47 deaths per 100,000 live births	384.35 deaths per 100,000 live births	Timor-Leste
2010s	292.59 deaths per 100,000 live births	164.86 deaths per 100,000 live births	127.72 deaths per 100,000 live births	Timor-Leste
2020s	203.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	183.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	20.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Timor-Leste or Yemen?: Timor-Leste, at 203.92 deaths per 100,000 live births against 183.4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Yemen as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Timor-Leste and Yemen?: 20.52 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Yemen?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Timor-Leste and Yemen rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Timor-Leste ranks 46th and Yemen ranks 49th 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.