Angola vs Tanzania: Maternal mortality ratio
Angola
221.91 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Tanzania
238.3 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Angola rank
42nd
Tanzania rank
39th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Angola
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 238.3 deaths per 100,000 live births against 221.91 deaths per 100,000 live births in Angola, a difference of 16.39 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 42nd and Tanzania ranks 39th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,062 deaths per 100,000 live births | 826.4 deaths per 100,000 live births | 235.81 deaths per 100,000 live births | Angola |
| 1990s | 1,027 deaths per 100,000 live births | 856.51 deaths per 100,000 live births | 170.54 deaths per 100,000 live births | Angola |
| 2000s | 604.63 deaths per 100,000 live births | 618.57 deaths per 100,000 live births | 13.94 deaths per 100,000 live births | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 284.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | 350.56 deaths per 100,000 live births | 65.94 deaths per 100,000 live births | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 221.91 deaths per 100,000 live births | 238.3 deaths per 100,000 live births | 16.39 deaths per 100,000 live births | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Angola or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 238.3 deaths per 100,000 live births against 221.91 deaths per 100,000 live births in Angola as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Angola and Tanzania?
- 16.39 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Tanzania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Angola and Tanzania rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Angola ranks 42nd and Tanzania ranks 39th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing 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 number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births, based on data from death certificates, large-scale surveys, and statistical modeling.