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
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
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.