What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Congo and Dominica?

51.31 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Dominica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Dominica?

12 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2016.

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.

Congo vs Dominica: Maternal mortality ratio

Congo

282.39 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Dominica

333.7 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2016

Congo rank

30th

Dominica rank

27th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Congo
Dominica

How they compare

Dominica currently reports 333.7 deaths per 100,000 live births against 282.39 deaths per 100,000 live births in Congo, a difference of 51.31 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Dominica's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 30th and Dominica ranks 27th of 189 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Dominica	Difference	Ahead
1980s	628.73 deaths per 100,000 live births	80.88 deaths per 100,000 live births	547.86 deaths per 100,000 live births	Congo
1990s	795.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	63.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	732.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	Congo
2000s	558.61 deaths per 100,000 live births	90.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	468.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	Congo
2010s	370.83 deaths per 100,000 live births	270.69 deaths per 100,000 live births	100.14 deaths per 100,000 live births	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Congo or Dominica?: Dominica, at 333.7 deaths per 100,000 live births against 282.39 deaths per 100,000 live births in Congo as of 2016.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Congo and Dominica?: 51.31 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Dominica?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2016.
How do Congo and Dominica rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Congo ranks 30th and Dominica ranks 27th 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

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: 07 August 2026

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.