Mozambique vs Zambia: Maternal mortality ratio
Mozambique
82.22 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Zambia
85.45 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Mozambique rank
64th
Zambia rank
61st
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Mozambique
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 85.45 per 100,000 live births against 82.22 per 100,000 live births in Mozambique, a difference of 3.23 per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 64th and Zambia ranks 61st of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 348.06 per 100,000 live births | 307.86 per 100,000 live births | 40.2 per 100,000 live births | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 180.03 per 100,000 live births | 193.96 per 100,000 live births | 13.93 per 100,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2020s | 111.45 per 100,000 live births | 103.42 per 100,000 live births | 8.03 per 100,000 live births | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Mozambique or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 85.45 per 100,000 live births against 82.22 per 100,000 live births in Mozambique as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Mozambique and Zambia?
- 3.23 per 100,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Mozambique ranks 64th and Zambia ranks 61st 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.