What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Comoros and Namibia?

2.32 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Comoros ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Namibia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

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.

Comoros vs Namibia: Maternal mortality ratio

Comoros

216.95 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Namibia

214.63 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Comoros rank

44th

Namibia rank

45th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Comoros
Namibia

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 216.95 deaths per 100,000 live births against 214.63 deaths per 100,000 live births in Namibia, a difference of 2.32 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 44th and Namibia ranks 45th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	635.05 deaths per 100,000 live births	305.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	329.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	Comoros
1990s	519.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	336.6 deaths per 100,000 live births	182.47 deaths per 100,000 live births	Comoros
2000s	379.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	435.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	56 deaths per 100,000 live births	Namibia
2010s	271.87 deaths per 100,000 live births	311.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	39.32 deaths per 100,000 live births	Namibia
2020s	216.95 deaths per 100,000 live births	214.63 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.32 deaths per 100,000 live births	Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Comoros or Namibia?: Comoros, at 216.95 deaths per 100,000 live births against 214.63 deaths per 100,000 live births in Namibia as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Comoros and Namibia?: 2.32 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Namibia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Comoros and Namibia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Comoros ranks 44th and Namibia ranks 45th 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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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.