Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Maternal mortality ratio
Egypt
16.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Sri Lanka
18.32 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Egypt rank
128th
Sri Lanka rank
126th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Egypt
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 18.32 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 16.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Egypt, a difference of 1.37 Deaths per 100 000 live births.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 128th and Sri Lanka ranks 126th of 195 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 127.97 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 64.3 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 63.68 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Egypt |
| 1990s | 79.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 49.48 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 29.61 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Egypt |
| 2000s | 42.84 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 33.84 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 9.01 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Egypt |
| 2010s | 25.27 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 22.78 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 2.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Egypt |
| 2020s | 28.47 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 24.32 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 4.15 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Egypt or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 18.32 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 16.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 1.37 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Sri Lanka rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Egypt ranks 128th and Sri Lanka ranks 126th 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.