Eritrea vs Sudan: Maternal mortality ratio
Eritrea
321.55 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Sudan
270.36 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Eritrea rank
27th
Sudan rank
30th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Eritrea
- Sudan
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 321.55 deaths per 100,000 live births against 270.36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Sudan, a difference of 51.19 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 27th and Sudan ranks 30th of 185 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,472 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1,212 deaths per 100,000 live births | 260.7 deaths per 100,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 961.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | 919.79 deaths per 100,000 live births | 41.45 deaths per 100,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 582.5 deaths per 100,000 live births | 537.55 deaths per 100,000 live births | 44.95 deaths per 100,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 398.93 deaths per 100,000 live births | 317.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | 81.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 321.55 deaths per 100,000 live births | 270.36 deaths per 100,000 live births | 51.2 deaths per 100,000 live births | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Eritrea or Sudan?
- Eritrea, at 321.55 deaths per 100,000 live births against 270.36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Sudan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Eritrea and Sudan?
- 51.19 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sudan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Eritrea and Sudan rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Eritrea ranks 27th and Sudan ranks 30th 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.