India vs Sao Tome and Principe: Maternal mortality ratio

India
80.48 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
75.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
India rank
73rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
76th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • India
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0200400600198520042023

How they compare

India currently reports 80.48 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 75.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 5.12 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was India ahead.

India ranks 73rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 76th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 594.69 Deaths per 100 000 live births 163.52 Deaths per 100 000 live births 431.18 Deaths per 100 000 live births India
1990s 444.96 Deaths per 100 000 live births 169.76 Deaths per 100 000 live births 275.2 Deaths per 100 000 live births India
2000s 285.38 Deaths per 100 000 live births 177.02 Deaths per 100 000 live births 108.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births India
2010s 137.72 Deaths per 100 000 live births 133.31 Deaths per 100 000 live births 4.41 Deaths per 100 000 live births India
2020s 106.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births 86.99 Deaths per 100 000 live births 19.38 Deaths per 100 000 live births India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, India or Sao Tome and Principe?
India, at 80.48 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 75.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between India and Sao Tome and Principe?
5.12 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sao Tome and Principe?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do India and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
India ranks 73rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 76th 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
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Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.