Lesotho vs Liberia: Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income
Lesotho
566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Liberia
652.34 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Lesotho rank
8th
Liberia rank
5th
Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income over time
- Lesotho
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 652.34 deaths per 100,000 live births against 566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 86.13 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Liberia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 8th and Liberia ranks 5th of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 555.11 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1,379 deaths per 100,000 live births | 823.51 deaths per 100,000 live births | Liberia |
| 1990s | 510.14 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1,367 deaths per 100,000 live births | 856.74 deaths per 100,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 674.14 deaths per 100,000 live births | 706.17 deaths per 100,000 live births | 32.03 deaths per 100,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2010s | 792.29 deaths per 100,000 live births | 665.48 deaths per 100,000 live births | 126.81 deaths per 100,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births | 652.34 deaths per 100,000 live births | 86.13 deaths per 100,000 live births | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income, Lesotho or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 652.34 deaths per 100,000 live births against 566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births in Lesotho as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income between Lesotho and Liberia?
- 86.13 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Liberia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Lesotho and Liberia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income?
- Lesotho ranks 8th and Liberia ranks 5th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.