What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Djibouti and Pakistan?

6.85 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Djibouti ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Pakistan?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

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.

Djibouti vs Pakistan: Maternal mortality ratio

Djibouti

161.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Pakistan

155.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Djibouti rank

47th

Pakistan rank

49th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Djibouti
Pakistan

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 161.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 155.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Pakistan, a difference of 6.85 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 47th and Pakistan ranks 49th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	784.67 Deaths per 100 000 live births	437.76 Deaths per 100 000 live births	346.91 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Djibouti
1990s	652.58 Deaths per 100 000 live births	462.54 Deaths per 100 000 live births	190.04 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Djibouti
2000s	353.38 Deaths per 100 000 live births	325.5 Deaths per 100 000 live births	27.87 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Djibouti
2010s	213.28 Deaths per 100 000 live births	206.19 Deaths per 100 000 live births	7.09 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Djibouti
2020s	187.29 Deaths per 100 000 live births	171.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births	15.8 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Djibouti or Pakistan?: Djibouti, at 161.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 155.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Djibouti and Pakistan?: 6.85 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Pakistan?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and Pakistan rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Djibouti ranks 47th and Pakistan ranks 49th 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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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: Deaths per 100 000 live births
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 7,605 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.