What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Gambia and Togo?

5.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Gambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Togo?

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.

Gambia vs Togo: Maternal mortality ratio

Gambia

354.35 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Togo

348.9 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Gambia rank

20th

Togo rank

23rd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Gambia
Togo

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 354.35 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 348.9 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Togo, a difference of 5.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 20th and Togo ranks 23rd of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Togo	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,355 Deaths per 100 000 live births	645.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births	709.75 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Gambia
1990s	1,018 Deaths per 100 000 live births	643.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births	375.05 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Gambia
2000s	719.5 Deaths per 100 000 live births	454.71 Deaths per 100 000 live births	264.79 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Gambia
2010s	541.84 Deaths per 100 000 live births	471.98 Deaths per 100 000 live births	69.87 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Gambia
2020s	384.9 Deaths per 100 000 live births	376.39 Deaths per 100 000 live births	8.51 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Gambia or Togo?: Gambia, at 354.35 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 348.9 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Togo as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Gambia and Togo?: 5.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Togo?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Togo rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Gambia ranks 20th and Togo ranks 23rd 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.