Dominican Republic vs Eswatini: Maternal mortality ratio

Dominican Republic
124.47 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Eswatini
117.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
58th
Eswatini rank
61st

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Eswatini
0200400600800198520042023

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 124.47 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 117.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Eswatini, a difference of 6.54 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 58th and Eswatini ranks 61st of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Eswatini Difference Ahead
1980s 230.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births 529.31 Deaths per 100 000 live births 298.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births Eswatini
1990s 153.66 Deaths per 100 000 live births 554.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births 401.23 Deaths per 100 000 live births Eswatini
2000s 81.06 Deaths per 100 000 live births 514.99 Deaths per 100 000 live births 433.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births Eswatini
2010s 99.37 Deaths per 100 000 live births 386.62 Deaths per 100 000 live births 287.25 Deaths per 100 000 live births Eswatini
2020s 130.65 Deaths per 100 000 live births 137.76 Deaths per 100 000 live births 7.11 Deaths per 100 000 live births Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Dominican Republic or Eswatini?
Dominican Republic, at 124.47 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 117.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Eswatini as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Dominican Republic and Eswatini?
6.54 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Eswatini?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Eswatini rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Dominican Republic ranks 58th and Eswatini ranks 61st 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

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