Bangladesh vs Yemen: Maternal mortality ratio
Bangladesh
115.11 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Yemen
118.4 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
63rd
Yemen rank
60th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Bangladesh
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 118.4 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 115.11 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Bangladesh, a difference of 3.29 Deaths per 100 000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 63rd and Yemen ranks 60th of 195 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 891.64 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 403.99 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 487.65 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 726.62 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 301.77 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 424.85 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 399.12 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 190.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 208.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 212.3 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 136.6 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 75.71 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 147.84 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 133.57 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 14.28 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bangladesh or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 118.4 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 115.11 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bangladesh and Yemen?
- 3.29 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Yemen?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Yemen rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Bangladesh ranks 63rd and Yemen ranks 60th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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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About this data
Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.