Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: Maternal mortality

Egypt
16.82
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
16.2
in 2020
Egypt rank
131st
Saudi Arabia rank
134th

Maternal mortality over time

  • Egypt
  • Saudi Arabia
050100150198520022020

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 16.82 against 16.2 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.62.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 131st and Saudi Arabia ranks 134th of 188 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1980s 138.19 32.5 105.68 Egypt
1990s 104.63 24.54 80.08 Egypt
2000s 59.81 18.56 41.25 Egypt
2010s 25.86 15.82 10.04 Egypt
2020s 16.82 16.2 0.6159 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
Egypt, at 16.82 against 16.2 in Saudi Arabia as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
0.62, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for maternal mortality?
Egypt ranks 131st and Saudi Arabia ranks 134th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality. 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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed