Egypt vs Türkiye: Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate
Egypt
16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Türkiye
17.33 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Egypt rank
130th
Türkiye rank
128th
Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate over time
- Egypt
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 17.33 deaths per 100,000 live births against 16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births in Egypt, a difference of 0.51 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 130th and Türkiye ranks 128th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Türkiye in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 138.19 deaths per 100,000 live births | 50 deaths per 100,000 live births | 88.18 deaths per 100,000 live births | Egypt |
| 1990s | 104.63 deaths per 100,000 live births | 38.55 deaths per 100,000 live births | 66.08 deaths per 100,000 live births | Egypt |
| 2000s | 59.81 deaths per 100,000 live births | 26.4 deaths per 100,000 live births | 33.41 deaths per 100,000 live births | Egypt |
| 2010s | 25.86 deaths per 100,000 live births | 19.5 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.36 deaths per 100,000 live births | Egypt |
| 2020s | 16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 17.33 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.5124 deaths per 100,000 live births | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate, Egypt or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 17.33 deaths per 100,000 live births against 16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births in Egypt as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate between Egypt and Türkiye?
- 0.51 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Türkiye?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Egypt and Türkiye rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate?
- Egypt ranks 130th and Türkiye ranks 128th 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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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.