Eswatini vs Samoa: Maternal mortality ratio
Eswatini
117.93 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Samoa
101.49 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Eswatini rank
62nd
Samoa rank
65th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Eswatini
- Samoa
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 117.93 per 100,000 live births against 101.49 per 100,000 live births in Samoa, a difference of 16.44 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 62nd and Samoa ranks 65th of 196 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 514.99 per 100,000 live births | 88.58 per 100,000 live births | 426.42 per 100,000 live births | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 386.62 per 100,000 live births | 103.94 per 100,000 live births | 282.68 per 100,000 live births | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 137.76 per 100,000 live births | 110.14 per 100,000 live births | 27.61 per 100,000 live births | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Eswatini or Samoa?
- Eswatini, at 117.93 per 100,000 live births against 101.49 per 100,000 live births in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Eswatini and Samoa?
- 16.44 per 100,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Samoa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Samoa rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Eswatini ranks 62nd and Samoa ranks 65th 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.