Cape Verde vs Jordan: Maternal mortality ratio vs. births attended by skilled health staff
Cape Verde
42.24 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Jordan
41.31 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Cape Verde rank
101st
Jordan rank
102nd
Maternal mortality ratio vs. births attended by skilled health staff over time
- Cape Verde
- Jordan
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 42.24 deaths per 100,000 live births against 41.31 deaths per 100,000 live births in Jordan, a difference of 0.93 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 101st and Jordan ranks 102nd of 185 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 354.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 88.92 deaths per 100,000 live births | 265.7 deaths per 100,000 live births | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 214.8 deaths per 100,000 live births | 74.39 deaths per 100,000 live births | 140.41 deaths per 100,000 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 82.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | 57.68 deaths per 100,000 live births | 24.57 deaths per 100,000 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 46.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | 44.63 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 42.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | 41.31 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.9266 deaths per 100,000 live births | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio vs. births attended by skilled health staff, Cape Verde or Jordan?
- Cape Verde, at 42.24 deaths per 100,000 live births against 41.31 deaths per 100,000 live births in Jordan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio vs. births attended by skilled health staff between Cape Verde and Jordan?
- 0.93 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Jordan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Cape Verde and Jordan rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. births attended by skilled health staff?
- Cape Verde ranks 101st and Jordan ranks 102nd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio vs. births attended by skilled health staff. 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.