Congo vs Haiti: Maternal mortality ratio
Congo
282.39 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Haiti
350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Congo rank
29th
Haiti rank
26th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Congo
- Haiti
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births against 282.39 deaths per 100,000 live births in Congo, a difference of 68.01 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Haiti ahead.
Congo ranks 29th and Haiti ranks 26th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Haiti in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 644.66 deaths per 100,000 live births | 687.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 43.15 deaths per 100,000 live births | Haiti |
| 1990s | 793.18 deaths per 100,000 live births | 550.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 242.36 deaths per 100,000 live births | Congo |
| 2000s | 528.5 deaths per 100,000 live births | 385.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 142.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | Congo |
| 2010s | 365.69 deaths per 100,000 live births | 382.93 deaths per 100,000 live births | 17.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | Haiti |
| 2020s | 282.39 deaths per 100,000 live births | 350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births | 68.01 deaths per 100,000 live births | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Congo or Haiti?
- Haiti, at 350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births against 282.39 deaths per 100,000 live births in Congo as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Congo and Haiti?
- 68.01 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Haiti?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Congo and Haiti rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Congo ranks 29th and Haiti ranks 26th 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.