Egypt vs Oman: Maternal mortality ratio
Egypt
16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Oman
17.01 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Egypt rank
132nd
Oman rank
131st
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Egypt
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 17.01 deaths per 100,000 live births against 16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births in Egypt, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 132nd and Oman ranks 131st of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Oman in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 138.19 deaths per 100,000 live births | 28.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | 110.12 deaths per 100,000 live births | Egypt |
| 1990s | 104.63 deaths per 100,000 live births | 20.49 deaths per 100,000 live births | 84.14 deaths per 100,000 live births | Egypt |
| 2000s | 59.81 deaths per 100,000 live births | 20.65 deaths per 100,000 live births | 39.16 deaths per 100,000 live births | Egypt |
| 2010s | 25.86 deaths per 100,000 live births | 16.03 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | Egypt |
| 2020s | 16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 17.01 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.187 deaths per 100,000 live births | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Egypt or Oman?
- Oman, at 17.01 deaths per 100,000 live births against 16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births in Egypt as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Egypt and Oman?
- 0.19 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Oman?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Egypt and Oman rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Egypt ranks 132nd and Oman ranks 131st 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.