Eritrea vs Zimbabwe: Maternal mortality ratio
Eritrea
321.55 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Zimbabwe
356.76 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Eritrea rank
27th
Zimbabwe rank
25th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Eritrea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 356.76 deaths per 100,000 live births against 321.55 deaths per 100,000 live births in Eritrea, a difference of 35.21 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,472 deaths per 100,000 live births | 383.7 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1,089 deaths per 100,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 961.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | 348.81 deaths per 100,000 live births | 612.44 deaths per 100,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 582.5 deaths per 100,000 live births | 554.4 deaths per 100,000 live births | 28.1 deaths per 100,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 398.93 deaths per 100,000 live births | 457.01 deaths per 100,000 live births | 58.08 deaths per 100,000 live births | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 321.55 deaths per 100,000 live births | 356.76 deaths per 100,000 live births | 35.21 deaths per 100,000 live births | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Eritrea or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 356.76 deaths per 100,000 live births against 321.55 deaths per 100,000 live births in Eritrea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Eritrea and Zimbabwe?
- 35.21 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Zimbabwe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Eritrea and Zimbabwe rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Eritrea ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th 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.