Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate

Egypt
16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
16.2 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Egypt rank
130th
Saudi Arabia rank
133rd

Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate over time

  • Egypt
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births against 16.2 deaths per 100,000 live births in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.62 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 130th and Saudi Arabia ranks 133rd of 185 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1980s 138.19 deaths per 100,000 live births 32.5 deaths per 100,000 live births 105.68 deaths per 100,000 live births Egypt
1990s 104.63 deaths per 100,000 live births 24.54 deaths per 100,000 live births 80.08 deaths per 100,000 live births Egypt
2000s 59.81 deaths per 100,000 live births 18.56 deaths per 100,000 live births 41.25 deaths per 100,000 live births Egypt
2010s 25.86 deaths per 100,000 live births 15.82 deaths per 100,000 live births 10.04 deaths per 100,000 live births Egypt
2020s 16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births 16.2 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.6159 deaths per 100,000 live births Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
Egypt, at 16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births against 16.2 deaths per 100,000 live births in Saudi Arabia as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
0.62 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate?
Egypt ranks 130th and Saudi Arabia ranks 133rd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate
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.