Cameroon vs Eritrea: Maternal mortality ratio
Cameroon
258.23 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Eritrea
291.36 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Cameroon rank
27th
Eritrea rank
24th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Cameroon
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 291.36 per 100,000 live births against 258.23 per 100,000 live births in Cameroon, a difference of 33.13 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 27th and Eritrea ranks 24th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Eritrea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 630.65 per 100,000 live births | 591.14 per 100,000 live births | 39.51 per 100,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 438.41 per 100,000 live births | 420.71 per 100,000 live births | 17.69 per 100,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 297.99 per 100,000 live births | 316.22 per 100,000 live births | 18.23 per 100,000 live births | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Cameroon or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 291.36 per 100,000 live births against 258.23 per 100,000 live births in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Cameroon and Eritrea?
- 33.13 per 100,000 live births, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Eritrea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Eritrea rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Cameroon ranks 27th and Eritrea ranks 24th of 196 countries.
- 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.