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

7.83 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Tuvalu ahead.

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

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 Tuvalu: Maternal mortality ratio

Djibouti

161.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Tuvalu

169.71 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Djibouti rank

47th

Tuvalu rank

46th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Djibouti
Tuvalu

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 169.71 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 161.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Djibouti, a difference of 7.83 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 47th and Tuvalu ranks 46th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 4 and Tuvalu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
1980s	784.67 Deaths per 100 000 live births	260.94 Deaths per 100 000 live births	523.73 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Djibouti
1990s	652.58 Deaths per 100 000 live births	275.59 Deaths per 100 000 live births	376.99 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Djibouti
2000s	353.38 Deaths per 100 000 live births	223.69 Deaths per 100 000 live births	129.69 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Djibouti
2010s	213.28 Deaths per 100 000 live births	170.38 Deaths per 100 000 live births	42.9 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Djibouti
2020s	187.29 Deaths per 100 000 live births	188.16 Deaths per 100 000 live births	0.8717 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Djibouti or Tuvalu?: Tuvalu, at 169.71 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 161.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Djibouti as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Djibouti and Tuvalu?: 7.83 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Tuvalu?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and Tuvalu rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Djibouti ranks 47th and Tuvalu ranks 46th 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.