Comoros vs East Timor: Maternal mortality ratio

Comoros
216.95 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
East Timor
203.92 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Comoros rank
43rd
East Timor rank
46th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Comoros
  • East Timor
05001.0k1.5k198520022020

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 216.95 deaths per 100,000 live births against 203.92 deaths per 100,000 live births in East Timor, a difference of 13.03 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Comoros's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was East Timor ahead.

Comoros ranks 43rd and East Timor ranks 46th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros East Timor Difference Ahead
1980s 635.05 deaths per 100,000 live births 1,521 deaths per 100,000 live births 885.85 deaths per 100,000 live births East Timor
1990s 519.08 deaths per 100,000 live births 1,129 deaths per 100,000 live births 609.58 deaths per 100,000 live births East Timor
2000s 379.82 deaths per 100,000 live births 592.82 deaths per 100,000 live births 213 deaths per 100,000 live births East Timor
2010s 271.87 deaths per 100,000 live births 292.59 deaths per 100,000 live births 20.71 deaths per 100,000 live births East Timor
2020s 216.95 deaths per 100,000 live births 203.92 deaths per 100,000 live births 13.03 deaths per 100,000 live births Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Comoros or East Timor?
Comoros, at 216.95 deaths per 100,000 live births against 203.92 deaths per 100,000 live births in East Timor as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Comoros and East Timor?
13.03 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and East Timor?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Comoros and East Timor rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Comoros ranks 43rd and East Timor ranks 46th 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.