What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Ethiopia and East Timor?

2.58 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and East Timor?

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.

Ethiopia vs East Timor: Maternal mortality ratio

Ethiopia

194.94 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

East Timor

192.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

38th

East Timor rank

39th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Ethiopia
East Timor

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 194.94 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 192.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births in East Timor, a difference of 2.58 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

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

Ethiopia ranks 38th and East Timor ranks 39th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,308 Deaths per 100 000 live births	1,759 Deaths per 100 000 live births	451.05 Deaths per 100 000 live births	East Timor
1990s	1,090 Deaths per 100 000 live births	1,309 Deaths per 100 000 live births	219.41 Deaths per 100 000 live births	East Timor
2000s	762.73 Deaths per 100 000 live births	647.94 Deaths per 100 000 live births	114.79 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Ethiopia
2010s	434.72 Deaths per 100 000 live births	324.2 Deaths per 100 000 live births	110.52 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Ethiopia
2020s	223.98 Deaths per 100 000 live births	236.83 Deaths per 100 000 live births	12.85 Deaths per 100 000 live births	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Ethiopia or East Timor?: Ethiopia, at 194.94 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 192.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births in East Timor as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Ethiopia and East Timor?: 2.58 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and East Timor?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and East Timor rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Ethiopia ranks 38th and East Timor ranks 39th 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.