Tanzania vs Togo: Maternal mortality ratio
Tanzania
275.84 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Togo
348.9 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Tanzania rank
26th
Togo rank
23rd
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Tanzania
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 348.9 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 275.84 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Tanzania, a difference of 73.06 Deaths per 100 000 live births.
That makes Togo's figure about 1.3 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 26th and Togo ranks 23rd of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 2 and Togo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 958.12 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 645.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 313.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 802.64 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 643.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 159.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 445.65 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 454.71 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 9.06 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Togo |
| 2010s | 412.6 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 471.98 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 59.38 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Togo |
| 2020s | 187.37 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 376.39 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 189.02 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Tanzania or Togo?
- Togo, at 348.9 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 275.84 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Tanzania and Togo?
- 73.06 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Togo?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Tanzania and Togo rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Tanzania ranks 26th 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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About this data
Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.