China (People's Republic of) vs Egypt: Maternal mortality ratio

China (People's Republic of)
16.25 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Egypt
16.95 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
China (People's Republic of) rank
117th
Egypt rank
115th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • China (People's Republic of)
  • Egypt
2030405060200020112023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 16.95 per 100,000 live births against 16.25 per 100,000 live births in China (People's Republic of), a difference of 0.7 per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China (People's Republic of) ahead.

China (People's Republic of) ranks 117th and Egypt ranks 115th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China (People's Republic of) averaged higher in 2 and Egypt in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People's Republic of) Egypt Difference Ahead
2000s 44.13 per 100,000 live births 42.84 per 100,000 live births 1.29 per 100,000 live births China (People's Republic of)
2010s 27.34 per 100,000 live births 25.27 per 100,000 live births 2.07 per 100,000 live births China (People's Republic of)
2020s 18.83 per 100,000 live births 28.47 per 100,000 live births 9.65 per 100,000 live births Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, China (People's Republic of) or Egypt?
Egypt, at 16.95 per 100,000 live births against 16.25 per 100,000 live births in China (People's Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between China (People's Republic of) and Egypt?
0.7 per 100,000 live births, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People's Republic of) and Egypt?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do China (People's Republic of) and Egypt rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
China (People's Republic of) ranks 117th and Egypt ranks 115th of 178 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
per 100,000 live births
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
235 places, 5,640 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed