Angola vs Comoros: Maternal mortality ratio

Angola
221.91 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Comoros
216.95 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Angola rank
41st
Comoros rank
43rd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Angola
  • Comoros
2004006008001.0k1.2k198520022020

How they compare

Angola currently reports 221.91 deaths per 100,000 live births against 216.95 deaths per 100,000 live births in Comoros, a difference of 4.96 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 41st and Comoros ranks 43rd of 185 countries.

Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Comoros Difference Ahead
1980s 1,062 deaths per 100,000 live births 635.05 deaths per 100,000 live births 427.16 deaths per 100,000 live births Angola
1990s 1,027 deaths per 100,000 live births 519.08 deaths per 100,000 live births 507.97 deaths per 100,000 live births Angola
2000s 604.63 deaths per 100,000 live births 379.82 deaths per 100,000 live births 224.81 deaths per 100,000 live births Angola
2010s 284.62 deaths per 100,000 live births 271.87 deaths per 100,000 live births 12.75 deaths per 100,000 live births Angola
2020s 221.91 deaths per 100,000 live births 216.95 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.95 deaths per 100,000 live births Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Angola or Comoros?
Angola, at 221.91 deaths per 100,000 live births against 216.95 deaths per 100,000 live births in Comoros as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Angola and Comoros?
4.96 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Comoros?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Angola and Comoros rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Angola ranks 41st and Comoros ranks 43rd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.