Americas vs Gambia: Maternal mortality ratio
Americas
58.54 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Gambia
354.35 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Americas rank
23rd
Gambia rank
21st
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Americas
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 354.35 per 100,000 live births against 58.54 per 100,000 live births in Americas, a difference of 295.81 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Gambia's figure about 6.1 times Americas's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 23rd and Gambia ranks 21st of 36 groups.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.6 per 100,000 live births | 719.5 per 100,000 live births | 653.9 per 100,000 live births | Gambia |
| 2010s | 58.49 per 100,000 live births | 541.84 per 100,000 live births | 483.36 per 100,000 live births | Gambia |
| 2020s | 77.22 per 100,000 live births | 384.9 per 100,000 live births | 307.68 per 100,000 live births | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Americas or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 354.35 per 100,000 live births against 58.54 per 100,000 live births in Americas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Americas and Gambia?
- 295.81 per 100,000 live births, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Gambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Americas and Gambia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Americas ranks 23rd and Gambia ranks 21st of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.