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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Kenya: Maternal mortality ratio

Democratic Republic of Congo
547.36 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Kenya
529.96 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
11th
Kenya rank
12th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 547.36 deaths per 100,000 live births against 529.96 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kenya, a difference of 17.4 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Kenya ranks 12th of 189 countries.

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About this data

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

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.