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

1.75 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Uganda ahead.

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

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.

Congo vs Uganda: Maternal mortality ratio

Congo

282.39 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Uganda

284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Congo rank

30th

Uganda rank

29th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Congo
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births against 282.39 deaths per 100,000 live births in Congo, a difference of 1.75 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Congo ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 29th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	644.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	678.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	34.22 deaths per 100,000 live births	Uganda
1990s	793.18 deaths per 100,000 live births	546 deaths per 100,000 live births	247.18 deaths per 100,000 live births	Congo
2000s	528.5 deaths per 100,000 live births	427.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	101.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	Congo
2010s	365.69 deaths per 100,000 live births	322.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	43.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	Congo
2020s	282.39 deaths per 100,000 live births	284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.75 deaths per 100,000 live births	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Congo or Uganda?: Uganda, at 284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births against 282.39 deaths per 100,000 live births in Congo as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Congo and Uganda?: 1.75 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Uganda?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Congo and Uganda rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Congo ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 29th 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.