Somalia vs World: Maternal mortality ratio
Somalia
562.59 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
World
197.31 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Somalia rank
6th
World rank
9th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Somalia
- World
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 562.59 per 100,000 live births against 197.31 per 100,000 live births in World, a difference of 365.28 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.9 times World's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 6th and World ranks 9th of 212 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,089 per 100,000 live births | 290.26 per 100,000 live births | 798.83 per 100,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2010s | 823.67 per 100,000 live births | 228.63 per 100,000 live births | 595.04 per 100,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2020s | 641.36 per 100,000 live births | 213.08 per 100,000 live births | 428.28 per 100,000 live births | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Somalia or World?
- Somalia, at 562.59 per 100,000 live births against 197.31 per 100,000 live births in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Somalia and World?
- 365.28 per 100,000 live births, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and World?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and World rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Somalia ranks 6th and World ranks 9th 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.