What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Eswatini and Yemen?

0.47 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Yemen ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Yemen?

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.

Eswatini vs Yemen: Maternal mortality ratio

Eswatini

117.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Yemen

118.4 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Eswatini rank

61st

Yemen rank

60th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Eswatini
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 118.4 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 117.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Eswatini, a difference of 0.47 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

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

Eswatini ranks 61st and Yemen ranks 60th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1980s	529.31 Deaths per 100 000 live births	403.99 Deaths per 100 000 live births	125.32 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Eswatini
1990s	554.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births	301.77 Deaths per 100 000 live births	253.12 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Eswatini
2000s	514.99 Deaths per 100 000 live births	190.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births	324.44 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Eswatini
2010s	386.62 Deaths per 100 000 live births	136.6 Deaths per 100 000 live births	250.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Eswatini
2020s	137.76 Deaths per 100 000 live births	133.57 Deaths per 100 000 live births	4.19 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, Eswatini or Yemen?: Yemen, at 118.4 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 Eswatini and Yemen?: 0.47 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Yemen?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Yemen rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Eswatini ranks 61st and Yemen ranks 60th 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.