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

8.43 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Uganda ahead.

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

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 Uganda: Maternal mortality ratio

Djibouti

161.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Uganda

170.31 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Djibouti rank

47th

Uganda rank

45th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Djibouti
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 170.31 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 161.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Djibouti, a difference of 8.43 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Uganda ahead.

Djibouti ranks 47th and Uganda ranks 45th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	784.67 Deaths per 100 000 live births	719.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births	65.31 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Djibouti
1990s	652.58 Deaths per 100 000 live births	525.21 Deaths per 100 000 live births	127.37 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Djibouti
2000s	353.38 Deaths per 100 000 live births	392.71 Deaths per 100 000 live births	39.33 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Uganda
2010s	213.28 Deaths per 100 000 live births	277.15 Deaths per 100 000 live births	63.87 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Uganda
2020s	187.29 Deaths per 100 000 live births	194.86 Deaths per 100 000 live births	7.58 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Djibouti or Uganda?: Uganda, at 170.31 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 Uganda?: 8.43 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Uganda?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and Uganda rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Djibouti ranks 47th and Uganda ranks 45th 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.