Eswatini vs Gabon: Maternal mortality ratio

Eswatini
239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Gabon
226.55 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Eswatini rank
38th
Gabon rank
41st

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Eswatini
  • Gabon
200400600800198520022020

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births against 226.55 deaths per 100,000 live births in Gabon, a difference of 13.08 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 38th and Gabon ranks 41st of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Gabon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Gabon Difference Ahead
1980s 421.66 deaths per 100,000 live births 435.55 deaths per 100,000 live births 13.89 deaths per 100,000 live births Gabon
1990s 444.88 deaths per 100,000 live births 361.4 deaths per 100,000 live births 83.48 deaths per 100,000 live births Eswatini
2000s 657.84 deaths per 100,000 live births 232.8 deaths per 100,000 live births 425.04 deaths per 100,000 live births Eswatini
2010s 413.34 deaths per 100,000 live births 206.75 deaths per 100,000 live births 206.59 deaths per 100,000 live births Eswatini
2020s 239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births 226.55 deaths per 100,000 live births 13.08 deaths per 100,000 live births Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Eswatini or Gabon?
Eswatini, at 239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births against 226.55 deaths per 100,000 live births in Gabon as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Eswatini and Gabon?
13.08 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Gabon?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Eswatini and Gabon rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Eswatini ranks 38th and Gabon ranks 41st 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.