Dominica vs Tunisia: Maternal mortality ratio
Dominica
35.55 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Tunisia
35.71 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Dominica rank
109th
Tunisia rank
108th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Dominica
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 35.71 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 35.55 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Dominica, a difference of 0.16 Deaths per 100 000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Tunisia ahead.
Dominica ranks 109th and Tunisia ranks 108th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.85 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 108.59 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 43.74 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 73.4 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 72.98 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 0.4205 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Dominica |
| 2000s | 54.85 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 49.78 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 5.07 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Dominica |
| 2010s | 49.09 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 40.74 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 8.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Dominica |
| 2020s | 59.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 44.54 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 14.53 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Dominica or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 35.71 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 35.55 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Dominica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Dominica and Tunisia?
- 0.16 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Tunisia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Dominica and Tunisia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Dominica ranks 109th and Tunisia ranks 108th 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.