Comoros vs Gabon: Maternal mortality ratio

Comoros
216.95 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Gabon
226.55 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Comoros rank
43rd
Gabon rank
40th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Comoros
  • Gabon
200300400500600700198520022020

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 226.55 deaths per 100,000 live births against 216.95 deaths per 100,000 live births in Comoros, a difference of 9.6 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 43rd and Gabon ranks 40th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 4 and Gabon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Gabon Difference Ahead
1980s 635.05 deaths per 100,000 live births 435.55 deaths per 100,000 live births 199.5 deaths per 100,000 live births Comoros
1990s 519.08 deaths per 100,000 live births 361.4 deaths per 100,000 live births 157.68 deaths per 100,000 live births Comoros
2000s 379.82 deaths per 100,000 live births 232.8 deaths per 100,000 live births 147.01 deaths per 100,000 live births Comoros
2010s 271.87 deaths per 100,000 live births 206.75 deaths per 100,000 live births 65.12 deaths per 100,000 live births Comoros
2020s 216.95 deaths per 100,000 live births 226.55 deaths per 100,000 live births 9.6 deaths per 100,000 live births Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Comoros or Gabon?
Gabon, at 226.55 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 Comoros and Gabon?
9.6 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Gabon?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Comoros and Gabon rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Comoros ranks 43rd and Gabon ranks 40th 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.