Ethiopia vs Rwanda: Maternal mortality ratio
Ethiopia
194.94 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Rwanda
229.48 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
40th
Rwanda rank
37th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Ethiopia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 229.48 per 100,000 live births against 194.94 per 100,000 live births in Ethiopia, a difference of 34.54 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 40th and Rwanda ranks 37th of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 762.73 per 100,000 live births | 566.75 per 100,000 live births | 195.99 per 100,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 434.72 per 100,000 live births | 307.45 per 100,000 live births | 127.27 per 100,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 223.98 per 100,000 live births | 242.39 per 100,000 live births | 18.4 per 100,000 live births | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Ethiopia or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 229.48 per 100,000 live births against 194.94 per 100,000 live births in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Ethiopia and Rwanda?
- 34.54 per 100,000 live births, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Rwanda?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Rwanda rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Ethiopia ranks 40th and Rwanda ranks 37th of 212 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.