Eritrea vs Haiti: Maternal mortality ratio

Eritrea
321.55 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Haiti
350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Eritrea rank
28th
Haiti rank
26th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Eritrea
  • Haiti
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How they compare

Haiti currently reports 350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births against 321.55 deaths per 100,000 live births in Eritrea, a difference of 28.85 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 28th and Haiti ranks 26th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Haiti in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Haiti Difference Ahead
1980s 1,472 deaths per 100,000 live births 687.82 deaths per 100,000 live births 784.49 deaths per 100,000 live births Eritrea
1990s 961.24 deaths per 100,000 live births 550.82 deaths per 100,000 live births 410.42 deaths per 100,000 live births Eritrea
2000s 582.5 deaths per 100,000 live births 385.61 deaths per 100,000 live births 196.9 deaths per 100,000 live births Eritrea
2010s 398.93 deaths per 100,000 live births 382.93 deaths per 100,000 live births 16 deaths per 100,000 live births Eritrea
2020s 321.55 deaths per 100,000 live births 350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births 28.85 deaths per 100,000 live births Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Eritrea or Haiti?
Haiti, at 350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births against 321.55 deaths per 100,000 live births in Eritrea as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Eritrea and Haiti?
28.85 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Haiti?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Eritrea and Haiti rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Eritrea ranks 28th and Haiti ranks 26th 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

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.