Cameroon vs Mali: Maternal mortality ratio
Cameroon
437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Mali
440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Cameroon rank
21st
Mali rank
20th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Cameroon
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births against 437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cameroon, a difference of 2.48 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mali ahead.
Cameroon ranks 21st and Mali ranks 20th of 185 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 678.16 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1,228 deaths per 100,000 live births | 549.72 deaths per 100,000 live births | Mali |
| 1990s | 707.37 deaths per 100,000 live births | 937.4 deaths per 100,000 live births | 230.03 deaths per 100,000 live births | Mali |
| 2000s | 574.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | 601.52 deaths per 100,000 live births | 26.9 deaths per 100,000 live births | Mali |
| 2010s | 469.15 deaths per 100,000 live births | 499.58 deaths per 100,000 live births | 30.43 deaths per 100,000 live births | Mali |
| 2020s | 437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births | 440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 live births | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Cameroon or Mali?
- Mali, at 440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births against 437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cameroon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Cameroon and Mali?
- 2.48 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mali?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Mali rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Cameroon ranks 21st and Mali ranks 20th 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
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.