Kenya vs Lesotho: Maternal mortality ratio
Kenya
529.96 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Lesotho
566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Kenya rank
12th
Lesotho rank
9th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Kenya
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births against 529.96 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kenya, a difference of 36.25 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 9th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 603.37 deaths per 100,000 live births | 555.11 deaths per 100,000 live births | 48.27 deaths per 100,000 live births | Kenya |
| 1990s | 558.91 deaths per 100,000 live births | 510.14 deaths per 100,000 live births | 48.77 deaths per 100,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2000s | 513.53 deaths per 100,000 live births | 674.14 deaths per 100,000 live births | 160.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 494.04 deaths per 100,000 live births | 792.29 deaths per 100,000 live births | 298.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 529.96 deaths per 100,000 live births | 566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births | 36.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Kenya or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births against 529.96 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kenya as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Kenya and Lesotho?
- 36.25 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lesotho?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Kenya and Lesotho rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Kenya ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 9th 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.