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

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

How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor 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.

East Timor vs Yemen: Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG)

East Timor

203.92 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Yemen

183.4 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

East Timor rank

46th

Yemen rank

49th

Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG) over time

East Timor
Yemen

How they compare

East Timor 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 East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

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

East Timor ranks 46th and Yemen ranks 49th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Timor	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	East Timor
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	East Timor
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	East Timor
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	East Timor
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	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, East Timor or Yemen?: East Timor, 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 East Timor and Yemen?: 20.52 deaths per 100,000 live births, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Yemen?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do East Timor and Yemen rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: East Timor 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: 30 October 2026

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.