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

3.27 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.

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

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 Zimbabwe: Maternal mortality ratio

Gambia

354.35 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Zimbabwe

357.62 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Gambia rank

20th

Zimbabwe rank

19th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Gambia
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 357.62 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 354.35 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Gambia, a difference of 3.27 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 19th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,355 Deaths per 100 000 live births	478.24 Deaths per 100 000 live births	876.59 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Gambia
1990s	1,018 Deaths per 100 000 live births	348.87 Deaths per 100 000 live births	669.26 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Gambia
2000s	719.5 Deaths per 100 000 live births	471.35 Deaths per 100 000 live births	248.15 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Gambia
2010s	541.84 Deaths per 100 000 live births	468.32 Deaths per 100 000 live births	73.52 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Gambia
2020s	384.9 Deaths per 100 000 live births	387.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births	3.05 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Gambia or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 357.62 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 354.35 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Gambia and Zimbabwe?: 3.27 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zimbabwe?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Gambia ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 19th 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.