Cameroon vs Togo: Maternal mortality ratio

Cameroon
437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Togo
399.04 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Cameroon rank
21st
Togo rank
22nd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Cameroon
  • Togo
0200400600800198520022020

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births against 399.04 deaths per 100,000 live births in Togo, a difference of 38.71 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Togo's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 21st and Togo ranks 22nd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Togo Difference Ahead
1980s 678.16 deaths per 100,000 live births 615.77 deaths per 100,000 live births 62.39 deaths per 100,000 live births Cameroon
1990s 707.37 deaths per 100,000 live births 557.15 deaths per 100,000 live births 150.22 deaths per 100,000 live births Cameroon
2000s 574.62 deaths per 100,000 live births 493.96 deaths per 100,000 live births 80.67 deaths per 100,000 live births Cameroon
2010s 469.15 deaths per 100,000 live births 468.33 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.8133 deaths per 100,000 live births Cameroon
2020s 437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births 399.04 deaths per 100,000 live births 38.71 deaths per 100,000 live births Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Cameroon or Togo?
Cameroon, at 437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births against 399.04 deaths per 100,000 live births in Togo as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Cameroon and Togo?
38.71 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Togo?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Togo rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Cameroon ranks 21st and Togo ranks 22nd 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.