Niger vs Zimbabwe: Maternal mortality ratio
Niger
350.27 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Zimbabwe
357.62 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Niger rank
23rd
Zimbabwe rank
20th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Niger
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 357.62 per 100,000 live births against 350.27 per 100,000 live births in Niger, a difference of 7.35 per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 764.67 per 100,000 live births | 471.35 per 100,000 live births | 293.32 per 100,000 live births | Niger |
| 2010s | 496.45 per 100,000 live births | 468.32 per 100,000 live births | 28.13 per 100,000 live births | Niger |
| 2020s | 373.87 per 100,000 live births | 387.95 per 100,000 live births | 14.09 per 100,000 live births | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Niger or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 357.62 per 100,000 live births against 350.27 per 100,000 live births in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Niger and Zimbabwe?
- 7.35 per 100,000 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Zimbabwe?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Zimbabwe rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Niger ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 20th 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.