Mali vs Niger: Maternal mortality ratio

Mali
440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Niger
441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Mali rank
20th
Niger rank
19th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Mali
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births against 440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mali, a difference of 0.84 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Mali ranks 20th and Niger ranks 19th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Niger Difference Ahead
1980s 1,228 deaths per 100,000 live births 1,060 deaths per 100,000 live births 168.25 deaths per 100,000 live births Mali
1990s 937.4 deaths per 100,000 live births 894.51 deaths per 100,000 live births 42.89 deaths per 100,000 live births Mali
2000s 601.52 deaths per 100,000 live births 780.35 deaths per 100,000 live births 178.83 deaths per 100,000 live births Niger
2010s 499.58 deaths per 100,000 live births 501.2 deaths per 100,000 live births 1.63 deaths per 100,000 live births Niger
2020s 440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births 441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.848 deaths per 100,000 live births Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Mali or Niger?
Niger, at 441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births against 440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mali as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Mali and Niger?
0.84 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Mali and Niger rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Mali ranks 20th and Niger ranks 19th 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.